In an expressive drawing, shaky rough lines can indicate which deeper feeling?

Inner restlessness or tension

The governing concept is expressive line, in which the physical character of a mark contributes to mood. Shaky, broken, uneven, or rough strokes may suggest hesitation, fear, agitation, nervous energy, or inner conflict, especially when they contrast with the subject or surrounding marks. Option C is correct because restlessness and tension are plausible emotional readings of unstable line quality. This interpretation is not a mechanical rule—context matters—but it is the strongest choice among the options. Complete stability would more likely be suggested by controlled, even strokes. The other choices either deny emotional meaning or reduce the mark to a technical exercise without evidence.

This is a Class 9 Art Education question. Chapter: Elements of Art. Topic: Line.