Which example best displays a gloomy mood? a. the door stood ajar, as if beckoning the visitors to enter and take a seat and unwind on the down-filled chairs. b. the windows sparkled welcomingly as the curtains snapped merrily in the soft breeze of the evening. c. the curtains dragged heavily to the ground, the view from the glass obscured by a fog of neglect.
d. the household awoke to the smell of pancakes and the tinkling of coffee cups inviting them to breakfast.

The curtains dragged heavily to the ground, the view from the glass obscured by a fog of neglect.    

Explanation:

As a writer, it is no easy task to create a certain mood through words alone; however, when properly done, it makes the narrative achieve a depth that it would otherwise lack. In the answer selected above, the description of the curtains dragging in an obscured view tinted with neglect certainly creates a gloomy mood that makes the reader stand in uncertainty and expectancy of something of a frightful nature.

first one is your answer

~coco

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.