Read the excerpt from silent spring. on the farms the hens brooded, but no chicks hatched. the farmers complained that they were unable to raise any pigs—the litters were small and the young survived only a few days. the apple trees were coming into bloom but no bees droned among the blossoms, so there was no pollination and there would be no fruit. what kind of tone do the underlined words create? bewildered threatening courageous insignificant

Threatening is the correct answer.

Explanation:

One of the definitions given to threatening is also as alarming or terrifying. In al the excerpt, the speaker selects words that, put all together and in the correct context, can lead to create a feeling of being threatened. Not by someone in this case, but by something, which could be the uncertainty of not knowing what will happen. This way, the tone could be understood as threatening.

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