Question

read this passage: and invisible to me because it was so remote and small, flying swiftly and steadily toward me across that incredible distance, drawing nearer every minute by so many thousands of miles, came the thing they were sending us, the thing that was to bring so much struggle and calamity and death to the earth. —h. g. wells, the war of the worlds, 1898 which words in the passage help create a sense of fear and anxiety? a. the earth b. every minute c. so remote d. the thing

Explanation:

The term "the Thing" is ambiguous and associated with bringing "struggle and calamity and death," creating fear and anxiety. The other words like "the earth", "every minute", and "so remote" do not have the same direct connotation of impending doom.

Answer:

D. the Thing