If you were writing about the overreaching ambition in frankenstein, which of the following statements would you use as evidence?
a. "i am alone and miserable: man will not associate with me."
b. "all men hate the wretched; how then, must i be hated, who am miserable beyond all living things! "
c. "if i am assailed by disappointment, no one will endeavour to sustain me in dejection."
d. "oh! be men, or be more than men. be steady to your purposes and firm as a rock."

Which statement best evaluates the author's use of pacing in the passage? a. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the imagery and figurative language don't adequately describe either the cheetah or the gazelle. b. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the imagery and figurative language speed up the action, making the scene come alive for the reader. c. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the long, complex sentences the reader fully understand the power and beauty of nature. d. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the long, complex sentences distract from the sense of stress and anxiety the passage should convey.