Question

Which best describes how the author establishes mood in the excerpt?

a.through figurative language
b.through a character’s actions
c.through strong adjectives
d.through a detailed setting

Answer 1

D
A writer best way to establish mood in a story is through a detailed setting.

A setting should depict the novel particular environmment: the sorrounding, and its looks, smell and pervading sounds.

For example to create the mood of despair, a writer should engage the audience with the descriptions that exemplifies such a mood.
For example, an old house, rugged clothing, scanty food,hungry faces of children.

Answer 2

The excerpt is "She turned back into the room and begam to walk to and fro down its whole length, without stopping, without resting. She carried in her hands a thin handkerchief which she tore into ribbons, rolled into a ball, and flung from her."

The answer is: B) Through a character's actions.

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