The author used tone to create an aesthetic impact in the excerpt: through tense dialogue.
Tense dialogue is a form of communication that is characterized by anxiety.
In the excerpt from H. G. Wells's, "The War of the Worlds," a tense dialogue can be seen in the usage of phrases like; "raised voices," and "Strange imaginings."
A sense of urgency and anxiety could be felt in the text.
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