Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this narrative. read these sentences from ten days in a mad-house. how we shivered as we stood there! the windows were open and the draught went whizzing through the hall. the patients looked blue with cold, and the minutes stretched into a quarter of an hour. how does the author's use of language in these sentences affect the passage? a. the formal language in "as we stood there" and "a quarter of an hour" gives an expectant tone, making the passage sound suspenseful. b. the formal language in the words "stretched" and "draught" portrays an ominous tone, making the passage sound threatening. c .the informal language in "blue with cold" and "whizzing through" creates a miserable tone, making the passage sound depressing. d. the informal language in "how we shivered" and "the windows were open" portrays a tone, making the passage sound anxious. answer is c