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 the discouraged voice in this passage? a. parallel sentence structure b. unusual punctuation c. words with positive connotation d. sentence fragments