Question

Read the excerpt from "The Star" by H.G. Wells. Answer the question that follows.

And the streets and houses were alight in all the cities, the shipyards glared, and whatever roads led to high country were lit and crowded all night long. And in all the seas about the civilised lands, ships with throbbing engines, and ships with bellying sails, crowded with men and living creatures, were standing out to ocean and the north. For already the warning of the master mathematician had been telegraphed all over the world, and translated into a hundred tongues. The new planet and Neptune, locked in a fiery embrace, were whirling headlong, ever faster and faster towards the sun. Already every second this blazing mass flew a hundred miles, and every second its terrific velocity increased.

Which word best summarizes the tone of this passage?

Excited
Indifferent
Optimistic
Panicked

Answer 1

The word that best summarizes the tone of the passage is panicked.

Step-by-step explanation:

The word that best summarizes the tone of the passage is panicked. The use of words such as 'warning,' 'terrific velocity,' and 'blazing mass' create a sense of urgency and fear, indicating a panicked mood. Additionally, the description of the crowded cities, lit shipyards, and crowded ocean all contribute to the frantic atmosphere. A dash is often used to emphasize or set off an appositive phrase that adds explanatory or clarifying information to the noun that precedes it. In the sentence provided, the dash introduces an appositive that defines “sordid materialism” as the act of accumulating steel structures simply to fulfill the American desire for extremeness in everything.

Answer 2

Panicked

Step-by-step explanation:

I just know (;