which excerpt to create the dreamlike tone in “the masque of the red death”?

"the apartments were so irregularly disposed that the vision embraced but little more than one at a time."

"there were buffoons, there were improvisatori, there were ballet-dancers, there were musicians, there was beauty, there was wine."

"there were arabesque figures with unsuited limbs and appointments. there were delirious fancies such as the madman fashions."

"no pestilence had ever been so fatal, or so hideous."

Which words most the reader understand the meaning of usurpers

Make sure the topic of your persuasive essay is not a. something someone else is writing about b. a fact c. something you have written about before

The basketball crashed against the backboard, and point guard sheena lunged for it. as she snatched the ball out of mid-air, the crowd cheered, chanting encouragement for her team, the monarchs. so far, the game had been a disaster. with 15 seconds left to go in the final quarter, the monarchs were 2 points shy of victory. what main idea do the details in the passage suggest? the point guard sheena was not a very good player. the monarchs had never lost a basketball game. the monarchs were worried about losing. the crowd was not supporting the monarchs.