Which word best describes the tone of the following poem?

brushing aside her heavy bangs
trembling hands
dread filled the room

a. serious
b. carefree
c. academic
d. uplifting

A. Serious.

Explanation:

"Brushing aside her heavy bangs

Trembling hands

Dread filled the room"

By the use of the various words such as "heavy, trembling and dread", everything suggests the seriousness and heavy air of the situation. They can not be associated with any of the other options given, given the type of situation that is presented in the three lines. They are more on the solemn, absorbed and frightening and serious tone.

some women in the middle and upper classes worked as doctors, government officials, or priestesses. both women and men enjoyed a better quality of life the higher they were on the social pyramid. the egyptians believed that their class system created a stable, well-ordered society. each group had its own role to play.

the growing interconnectedness of the world through communication, trade, and the exchange of ideas is an important theme in the history of the 20th and 21st centuries.

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