What literary device does the author use to make the setting drearier?
Read this passage from The Phantom Tollbooth
The sky became quite gray and, along with it, the whole
countryside seemed to lose its color and assume the
same monotonous tone. Everything was quiet, and
even the air hung heavily. The birds sang only gray
songs and the road wound back and forth in an endless
series of climbing curves.
O a homophone
O an idiom
onomatopoeia
a pun

Aids is growing fastest in the poorest countries of africa. these nations don’t have enough doctors, medical labs, or money for medicine. a recent study showed that only a small percentage of hiv-infected children in africa are getting any medical treatment at all. what central idea is emphasized in both sources? the hiv/aids epidemic in africa is serious. the hiv/aids epidemic in south africa is serious. the hiv/aids epidemic among african children is serious. the hiv/aids epidemic among south african children is serious