Which literary element is used to establish a mood of suffering in the passage above

your answer would be a verb. because they are "doing something"

one of the central themes of edward abbey's work has been his staunch opposition to the glen canyon dam on the colorado river that created lake powell, destroying stunning scenery and wildlife habitat, endangering many rare species of fish and animals, and also irreparably destroying many important archaeological sites which provided information about the early inhabitants of the united states.

the tree invited all its friends to its lumber party. the party was at saruman's tower in isengard because saruman had killed some trees