Read the passage.
Emil held his head high as he walked out of the
auditorium. He nodded politely as his coach whispered
words of support. He heard only snippets. "... Did the
best you could... no one worked harder... should
feel proud." He bit his lip to stop the tears from flowing.
Of course he had done his best. Of course he had
worked hard. Didn't matter.
Which stylistic element most contributes to th
discouraged voice in this passage?
parallel
unusual punctuation
words with positive connotation
sentence fragments
sentence structure