In his acceptance speech of the Nobel Prize Al Gore used a formal style the tone of his word was serious, thoughtful and grim, even when he included pauses to allow the audience laugh while he was poked fun about his political career, he showed his affliction for the environmental situation of the earth and the future of the planet.
The verb is rickety another name for rickety is shaky/weak.
Answer:
It introduces an ominous tone that accentuates how dreams create anguish.
Explanation:
Some of the words from the stanza say that dreams are as irretrievable as sand, it goes further to say that it's long knife glittering in its teeth. This tone shows that dreams have the power to create anguish. It gives off a tone with the impression that causes us to worry that something bad or evil is about to happen as we read through the stanza, especially the part where he knife is described to claim it's patrimony.
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