What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore
meant croaking "nevermore"

the alliteration in this excerpt make the mood
-lighter
-scarier
-sillier
-quieter

The dust bowl years spanned 1930-1936, when a million acres of farmland across the plains became unusable due to severe drought and over-farming. when dust bowl conditions devastated farmers, many defaulted on their bank loans, which lead to the widespread bank failure. franklin d. roosevelt called for restoration in america with a promise that there are better days ahead. what is the best definition you can infer for the word "restoration" from the excerpt above? bringing back to former position or condition re-establish monarchy replacement giving back