Question

Read the following lines from “The Latin Deli”: when they walk down the narrow aisles of her store reading the labels of packages aloud, as if they were the names of lost lovers . . . What overall feeling do the sensory details and the comparison to “lost lovers” suggest?

Answer 1

It may not be right, but when reading this, The overall feeling seems to be dreary.

Answer 2

Answer: Longing

The author describes the people walking down the aisles of the store and reading the labels of the packages aloud. The author states that the way they read these names resembled the way they would say the names of lost lovers. As these lovers are "lost," it is likely that the feeling the people convey is one of longing.