Read the excerpt from “the monkey's paw.”
he went down in the darkness, and felt his way to the parlour, and then to the mantelpiece. the talisman was in its place, and a horrible fear that the unspoken wish might bring his mutilated son before him ere he could escape from the room seized upon him, and he caught his breath as he found that he had lost the direction of the door. his brow cold with sweat, he felt his way round the table, and groped along the wall until he found himself in the small passage with the unwholesome thing in his hand.

what show the mood in the excerpt?

the setting of the parlour
the monkey’s paw in its place on the mantel
sensory descriptions, such as the cold, sweaty brow
the unspoken wish of mr. white

The mood in a text refers to the atmosphere created through descriptions and words in a literary work. In the excerpt from "The Monkey's Paw" provided the mood is shown through the sensory descriptions; we can read for instance "a horrible fear", "he caught his breath", "His brow cold with sweat" which help the reader create the setting in his mind.

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.

every four years the american people choose a new president, and 1988 is one of those years."