Read the passage: she turned her face towards the streaming panes of the window of the railway carriage and gazed out at the grey rain-storm which looked as if it would go on forever and ever. she watched it so long and steadily that the underline startsgreynessunderline ends grew heavier and heavier before her eyes closed and she fell asleep. which best analyzes how the underlined word to develop the mood of this passage? it appeals to the reader's emotions to create a regretful feeling. it appeals to the reader's sense of sight to create a melancholy feeling. it appeals to the reader's fears to create a feeling of paranoia. it appeals to the reader's sense of sound to create a lonely feeling.

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?