What techniques does the author of this passage use to create a sense of mystery and suspense? a) the author pits two characters views of the world against each other. b) the author begins the story with comedy to undermine the later horror. c) the author uses dialogue instead of visual description to open the story. d) the author foreshadows something bad happening on a dangerous place known as ship-trap island.

The war of the worlds by h. g. wells but, looking, i presently saw something stirring within the then something resembling a little gray snake, about the thickness of a walking stick, coiled up out of the writhing middle and wriggled in the air toward me – and then another the war of the worlds (radio broadcast) by orson welles good heavens, something's wriggling out of the shadow like a gray snake. now it's another one, and another. they look like tentacles to me. which sentence best describes the tone of the passage from the book compared to the passage from the radio broadcast? a. the book has a more matter-of-fact tone, b. the book has an angrier tone. c. the book has a scarier tone. d. the book has a more surprised tone.

The travels of marco polo. which sentence best reflects author’s subjective perspective on the people of japan?

What is the best statement about carl sandburg poetry?