Read the excerpt from h. g. wells's the war of the worlds. there were raised voices, and some sort of struggle appeared to be going on about the pit. strange imaginings passed through my mind. as i drew nearer i heard stent's voice: "keep back! keep back! " a boy came running towards me. "it's a-movin'," he said to me as he passed; "a-screwin' and a-screwin' out. i don't like it. i'm a-goin' 'ome, i am." i went on to the crowd. there were really, i should think, two or three hundred people elbowing and jostling one another, the one or two ladies there being by no means the least active.

how does the author use tone to create an aesthetic impact in the excerpt?

a)through vivid adjectives
b)through tense dialogue
c)through expert testimony
d)through background information

The correct answer is B) through tense dialogue

Explanation: The argument is hard and makes it aesthetically shocking.

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."

the answer to the problem is most likely a