88 points! read the passage.

..a still wider region rolled away into unexplored and marvellous distance.
(the underlined word is marvellous) which best explains how the writers' use of the underlined word creates a hopeful mood?

a) things that are marvellous are typically welcomed and enjoyed
b) the use of marvellous brings up past experiences of hope
c) marvellous is used to indicate the narrators' fear of the unknown
d) the use of marvellous suggests a future filled with danger

A.  Things that are marvelous are typically welcomed and enjoyed.

Explanation:

From the excerpt, the writer, in his attempts to creates hopeful mood, uses the word "marvelous" to depicts the distance occupied by the wider region. In doing so, he represents this as "unexplored."

Hence, the writer uses these words to represents hopeful mood towards the exploration of this region, as things that are marvelous are always defined by their welcoming and enjoyable nature.

this answer to this question is c. allegory

why?

stories with allegories have a hidden symbolic meaning with a theme. the hidden meaning can be political, or other real life problems.

the answer is d)to persuade the troops that she is a capable commander