Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

The wine sparkled in his eyes and the bells jingled. My own fancy grew warm with the Medoc. We had
passed through long walls of piled skeletons, with casks and puncheons intermingling, into the inmost
recesses of the catacombs. I paused again, and this time I made bold to seize Fortunato by an arm above the
elbow.
The diction in this excerpt creates a mood of
liveliness and joy
silence and peace
danger and dread
anger and hostility

Answer 1

Danger and Dread

Step-by-step explanation:

It states that "We had passed through long walls of piled skeletons, withcask and puncheons intermingling, into the inmost recesses of the catacombs."

Answer 2

The correct answer is danger and dread.

Step-by-step explanation:

The excerpt is part of The Cask of Amontillado, a short story by American poet and writer. It is about Montresor looking for revenge. His target is Fortunato, due to some humiliating past events. Through the revenge, the speaker develops the origin of a kind of wine. Diction refers to the selection of words for a phrase or a sentence.

In the excerpt, the speaker chose words with strong sounds, such as "sparkled" ("rk") or "grew warm" (the "r" very close) or "casks and puncheons intermingling." Through this, the author creates a mood of danger and dread.