Question

How does this passage effect the mood of the reader?

“Gimmerton chapel bells were still ringing; and the full, mellow flow of the beck in the valley came soothingly on the ear. It was a sweet substitute for the yet absent murmur of the summer foliage, which drowned that music about the Grange when the trees were in leaf.”

~from Wuthering Heights
Question 2 options:


It creates a magical, carefree feeling


It builds a sense of foreboding


It draws the reader in with fantastical words


It has a calming effect

Answer 1

D. It has a calming effect

Step-by-step explanation:

This is the excerpt from Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights".

Mood of the text refers to feelings it evokes in a reader.

Here, the echo of the chapel bells is described to produce a soothing sound. That soothing sound should produce a calm and peaceful effect on the reader, a complete serenity.

Foreboding means the feeling that something bad will happen, which is not the case here.

Also, the excerpt doesn't use fantastical nor magical references.