Read the passage. excerpt from "the masque of the red death" by edgar allan poe it was in this apartment, also, that there stood against the western wall, a gigantic clock of ebony. its pendulum swung to and fro with a dull, heavy, monotonous clang; and when the minute-hand made the circuit of the face, and the hour was to be stricken, there came from the brazen lungs of the clock a sound which was clear and loud and deep and exceedingly musical, but of so peculiar a note and emphasis that, at each lapse of an hour, the musicians of the orchestra were constrained to pause, momentarily, in their performance, to hearken to the sound; and thus the waltzers perforce ceased their evolutions; and there was a brief disconcert of the whole gay company… refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this story. which statements best explain how the sensory language affects the tone in this excerpt? select each correct answer. a. words like musical and gay create a positive and welcoming tone. b. the sensory language creates a joyful tone; the guests are elated at the lavish party and beautiful music. c. the use of words like dull, clang, and monotonous create an ominous tone. d. the sensory language creates a suspenseful tone; everyone pauses as the clock chimes disrupt their waltz.

The statements:

B. The sensory language creates a joyful tone; the guests are elated at the lavish party and beautiful music.

C. The use of words like dull, clang, and monotonous create an ominous tone.

D. The sensory language creates a suspenseful tone; everyone pauses as the clock chimes disrupt their waltz.

describes how the sensory language affects the tone of in the above excerpt.

The story “The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe is literally and allegorically about death. Prince Prospero wanted to hide from death but is left not rescued from it. He arranged a party where he invited people from his kingdom. He ordered to decorate the halls with single colors each. The last hall was colored black which symbolizes death and the windows were painted red. There was an ebony clock which strikes everyone’s attention at the passing of every hour. Though people were busy in the celebrating the party with music and orchestra but at every hour when the clock rings which caught everyone’s attention. The tone in which Poe describes the rooms, the clock, the ringing of the clock, the activities of the people and the entry of death in the party gives an insight about the play that death is inevitable. Death is the central theme of the play. The Poe wants to focus on the issue that no one can be rescued from death by applying any means.

the correct answers are

C. The use of words like dull, clang, and monotonous create an ominous tone.

D. The sensory language creates a suspenseful tone; everyone pauses as the clock chimes disrupt their waltz.

this is correct because i guessed A and B so i went to review it and these were the answers. =)

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

life 2200 right now look pretty good because on how quickly humans are advansing, life will be a breeze. most by by then would have out lawed disese.most wouldn't have to work anymore beacuse everything would be free. the econamy for most countires would be really good, also by then u.s.a would have probably would have expaned its borders.

so that counculeds my thoghts of how 2200 is you for reading