Which of the following sentences conveys a mood of fear? a. I swear, she was like a fountain, always spouting useless information.
b. We jumped right into the project knowing we were down to the wire.
c. The lake weeds clutched my legs, pulling me down to their watery playground.
d. His chocolate eyes were the map of a soul just as sweet.

Is the use of another person exact words

The development of new inventions in the field of space travel seemed rapid. how does the word rapid function in a sentence?

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here?