Read this excerpt from "the raven."

what this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore
meant in croaking "nevermore."

the alliteration in this excerpt make the mood

lighter.

scarier.

sillier.

quieter.

The correct answer is that the alliteration in this excerpt helps make the mood scarier. An alliteration is the repetition of a consonant sounds at the beginning of a series of words. In this case, the alliteration is present in the words grim, ungainly, ghastly and gaunt, which have a similar sound and have a dark or negative meaning that reinforces the scarier mood.

expository writing is one of the most common types of writing.

c hydrophobia is the answer