How does the rhetoric of this passage best support the tone? I could not escape the glow of the cat’s eyes. The glow that pierced through the darkness and the whispers. The whispers that the cat had witnessed what I had done.

A. The narrator slowly builds up to a confession of guilt, which creates suspense and an expectant tone.
B. The use of short, choppy sentences increases the pace of the story, creating a dark and brooding tone.
C. The repetition of the words “glow” and “whispers” emphasizes supernatural elements, creating an eerie tone.
D. The narrator creates parallelism by repeating the word “I”, making him seem selfish and creating a negative tone.

Select the correct answerwhat theme is portrayed in this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich? in reality it was just what is usually seen in the houses of people of moderate means who want to appear rich, and therefore succeed only inresembling others like themselves, there are damasks dark wood, plants, rugs, and dull and polished bronzes-all the things people of a certaiclass have in order to resemble other people of that class. his house was so like the others that it would never have been noticed, but to him it aseemed to be quite exceptional. he was very happy when he met his family at the station and brought them to the newly furnished house all lit uwhere a tootman in a white tie opened the door into the hall decorated with plants, and when they went on into the drawing-room and the studyuttering exclamations of delight he conducted them everywhere, drank in their praises eagerly, and beamed with pleasure. a.the effect of consumerismbw the power of wealthcam keeping up appearances in societyud. wconforming to societal conventionsresetnextil rights reserved.

Read this passage from an analysis essay: allegories do three things. first, they tell a story. allegories also have multiple meanings. finally, allegories offer a moral lesson. which best uses parallelism to revise this passage? a. telling a story, having multiple meanings, and moral lessons: these are the things allegories do. b. allegories, tell a story, multiple meanings, and a moral lesson. c. allegories tell a story, have multiple meanings, and offer a moral lesson. d. allegories tell a story, and have multiple meanings and offer a moral lesson.2b2t

What is the correct def of moif? an idea or object that recurs in a text