Question

Which piece of evidence best showcases a dark and gruesome tone?

Group of answer choices

A. “Chain flew violently up for about thirty feet- dragging with it the dismayed and struggling orang-outangs.”

B. “As for myself, I am simply Hop-Frog, the jester-and this is my last jest.”

C. “The eight corpses swung in their chains, a fetid, blackened, hideous, and indistinguishable mass.”

D. “Soon after this, the king and his seven friends having reeled about the hall in all directions, found themselves at length, in its centre, and of course, in immediate contact with the chain.”

Answer 1

C

Step-by-step explanation:

This option uses words like "corpes", "fetid", and "blackened", suggesting a very dark and gruesome tone compared to the other options.