read the passage from \by the waters of babylon.\ when i was very near, my raft struck and turned over. i…

read the passage from \by the waters of babylon.\ when i was very near, my raft struck and turned over. i can swim in our lakes—i swam to the shore. there was a great spike of rusted metal sticking out into the river—i hauled myself up upon it and sat there, panting. i had saved my bow and two arrows and the knife i found in the dead place but that was all. my raft went whirling downstream toward the bitter water. i looked after it, and thought if it had trod me under, at least i would be safely dead. nevertheless, when i had dried my bowstring and re - strung it, i walked forward to the place of the gods. what kind of atmosphere is created by the authors word choice in this excerpt? a welcoming atmosphere a horrific atmosphere a religious atmosphere a threatening atmosphere

read the passage from \by the waters of babylon.\ when i was very near, my raft struck and turned over. i can swim in our lakes—i swam to the shore. there was a great spike of rusted metal sticking out into the river—i hauled myself up upon it and sat there, panting. i had saved my bow and two arrows and the knife i found in the dead place but that was all. my raft went whirling downstream toward the bitter water. i looked after it, and thought if it had trod me under, at least i would be safely dead. nevertheless, when i had dried my bowstring and re - strung it, i walked forward to the place of the gods. what kind of atmosphere is created by the authors word choice in this excerpt? a welcoming atmosphere a horrific atmosphere a religious atmosphere a threatening atmosphere

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The author uses words like "raft struck and turned over", "rusted metal", "Bitter Water", and the character's thought of being safely dead if trodden under. These create a sense of danger and unease.

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D. a threatening atmosphere