Select the passage that has a more menacing tone.
his black eyes had the fixed nature of the eyes of a bird of prey. they were
framed, like a vulture's, by a bluish membrane devoid of lashes
all the life of her tiny figure seemed to concentrate itself in the eyes. they
turned towards beauty as the sunflower turns towards the sun, opening wider
and wider.

What is the direct object in the following sentence? jerry asked him a question. a. question b. jerry c. asked

Ill she not be here anon? is she not hurrying to upbraid me for my haste? have i not heard her footstep on the stair? do i not distinguish that heavy and horrible beating of her heart? what is the effect of parallelism in this excerpt? it emphasizes usher’s misunderstanding. it emphasizes usher’s love for his sister. it emphasizes usher’s psychological fixation. it emphasizes usher’s melancholy nature.

What are two themes in ted chiang’s “exhalation”?