Question

Following paragraph and answer the question: Beth lay in bed unable to fall asleep. Her eyes darted around the dark room. The wind roared causing the tree branch her window with an ear piercing scream. Suddenly she heard something coming up the steps. Thump, thump, thump, it was getting closer. She tightly squeezed her t as the door slowly creaked open." What is the mood of this paragraph?

A. Scary
B. Happy
C. Depressing
D. Silly

Answer 1

I’d say it’s A.Scary the atmosphere of the room is more scary than depressed. Especially because the words “The wind roared causing the tree branch to scratch her window with a piercing scream.”