There's something," he said, pointing to the screen. suddenly every member of the sleepy watch was alive and alert. no one could believe it wasn't just another false alarm, or a joke. but, no, there on the screen were clear images of things man-made.

which words from the excerpt best represent the author’s excited tone?

every member
alive and alert
false alarm
on the screen

Read the first stanza of wallace stevens's 'the anecdote of the jar' below: i placed a jar in tennessee, and round it was, upon a hill. it made the slovenly wilderness surround that hill. which of these is the best paraphrase of the stanza? o a. when i placed a jar outside in tennessee, it seemed to dominate all of nature. o b. the round jar i put on a hill looked strange amidst the wildness of nature o c. i put a round jar on a hill in tennessee, and the jar made the wilderness surround it. o d. i placed a jar on a round, wilderness-covered hill in tennessee.