Using clashing, dissonant chords to accent despair would be employing the technique of a.)terraced dynamics b.)da capo aria c.)word painting d.)plainchant

Using clashing, dissonant chords to accent despair would be employing the technique of word painting. So, the answer here would be C.

Explanation:

Chords that are dissonant include notes which fit collectively in a direction that our hearing gets loud or off-putting. Traditionally, consonant (pleasing sounds) chords arise their notes of the harmonious order, a naturally-occurring correlation among a frequency and multiples of such frequency.