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.
Question:
Inch by inch line by line with a descent only appreciable at intervals that seemed ages down and still down it came! Days passed it might have been that many days ere it swept so closely over me as to fan me with its acrid breath. How does the pacing of this passage most affect the story? 1.it injects surprize into story, which highlights the narrarators shock.2 it creates a highly charged atmosphere that conveys the narrators anger.3 it creates a tense atmosphere that conveys the narrators abject fear.4 it injects mystery into the story which highlights the narrators confusion
Answer:
3. it creates a tense atmosphere that conveys the narrators abject fear.
Probably D or C i am not too sure
