the way that authors structure their sentences and use their words can affect the pace and mood of a text. how would you describe the pace of the following passage?
"i had swooned! but still will not say that all of consciousness was lost. what of it there remained i will not attempt to define, or even to describe! in the deepest slumber—no! in delirium—no! in a swoon—no! in death—no! even in the grave all is not lost. else there is no immortality for man! "
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Which best compares the authors’ purposes in silent spring and “save the redwoods”? both authors want readers to protect human rights. both authors want readers to focus on saving trees. both authors intend to entertain readers with their essays. both authors intend to convince readers of their viewpoint.

Your denunciation of tyrants brass fronted impudence; your shout of liberty and what is the meaning of denunciation as used in this sentence? a) excessive self-assurance b) to deceive, delude, or disappoint c) a ruler who governs without restrictions d) to condemn or censure openly or publicly

Read the excerpt from the war of the worlds, in which the first martian exits the spacecraft. a sudden chill came over me. there was a loud shriek from a woman behind. i half turned, keeping my eyes fixed upon the cylinder still, from which other tentacles were now projecting, and began pushing my way back from the edge of the pit. i saw astonishment giving place to horror on the faces of the people about me. i looked again at the cylinder, and ungovernable terror gripped me. i stood petrified and staring. what option accurately analyzes the impact of the narrator's thoughts and actions on the tone of the excerpt? the war of the worldsa disdainful tone is created as the narrator ponders the ugliness of the tentacles and turns to the shrieking woman. a melancholy tone is created by the narrator's thoughts of fear and refusal to avert his eyes. a tone of determination is created when the narrator thinks of escape and backs away from the edge of the pit. a fearful tone is created through the narrator's thoughts of horror and his glance at the cylinder.