Explanation:
the speaker of the poem is always the poet
Allusion is a figure of speech, in which one refers covertly or indirectly to an object or circumstance from an external context. For example, you might say to one of your guy friends, "Don't act like Romeo in front of her." that would mean you are referencing to Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet."
Steeper, they are shorter of course than lakes
Assuming your options are <em>infinitives, repetition, adjectives, and punctuation, </em>the correct answer is infinitives.
The answer is rather simple when you think about it - there are no infinitives in this passage, so obviously they cannot contribute to any mood. There are repetitions (the word fog is constantly being repeated), there are a lot of adjectives, and some punctuation marks - all of which contribute to the dreariness of this excerpt.
