the author’s choice of details related to characters, settings, or plot
the author’s choice of details related to characters, settings, or plot
a conclusion formed from evidence and reasoning
a conclusion formed from evidence and reasoning
the central idea that the author tries to convey
the central idea that the author tries to convey
the underlying emotion in a piece of literature
the underlying emotion in a piece of literature
Norman Gortsby sat on a bench in the Park, with his back to a strip of bush-planted sward, fenced by the park railings, and the Row fronting him across a wide stretch of carriage drive. Hyde Park Corner, with its rattle and hoot of traffic, lay immediately to his right. It was some thirty minutes past six on an early March evening, and dusk had fallen heavily over the scene, dusk mitigated by some faint moonlight and many street lamps. There was a wide emptiness over road and sidewalk, and yet there were many unconsidered figures moving silently through the half-light, or dotted unobtrusively on bench and chair, scarcely to be distinguished from the shadowed gloom in which they sat.
The scene pleased Gortsby and harmonised with his present mood. Dusk, to his mind, was the hour of the defeated. Men and women, who had fought and lost, who hid their fallen fortunes and dead hopes as far as possible from the scrutiny of the curious, came forth in this hour of gloaming, when their shabby clothes and bowed shoulders and unhappy eyes might pass unnoticed, or, at any rate, unrecognised.
"Dusk" by H.H. Munro ("Saki")
Question
Use the excerpt from H. H. Munro’s story “Dusk” to answer the question.
Which of the following best describes the mood of the excerpt?
(1 point)
Responses
disappointed and dismayed
disappointed and dismayed
confining and restricted
confining and restricted
gloomy and ominous
gloomy and ominous
light and optimistic
What is mood in literature?(1 point)
Responses
the underlying emotion in a piece of literature
the underlying emotion in a piece of literature
the central idea an author is trying to convey in a piece of literature
the central idea an author is trying to convey in a piece of literature
the point of view from which a story is told
the point of view from which a story is told
where and when a story takes place
Which statement is always true about the literary genre of satire?(1 point)
Responses
It includes allusions to political elements.
It includes allusions to political elements.
It is intended to amuse the reader.
It is intended to amuse the reader.
It makes the reader feel confused or uncertain.
It makes the reader feel confused or uncertain.
It employs an ironic or sarcastic tone.
It employs an ironic or sarcastic tone.
orman Gortsby sat on a bench in the Park, with his back to a strip of bush-planted sward, fenced by the park railings, and the Row fronting him across a wide stretch of carriage drive. Hyde Park Corner, with its rattle and hoot of traffic, lay immediately to his right. It was some thirty minutes past six on an early March evening, and dusk had fallen heavily over the scene, dusk mitigated by some faint moonlight and many street lamps. There was a wide emptiness over road and sidewalk, and yet there were many unconsidered figures moving silently through the half-light, or dotted unobtrusively on bench and chair, scarcely to be distinguished from the shadowed gloom in which they sat.
The scene pleased Gortsby and harmonised with his present mood. Dusk, to his mind, was the hour of the defeated. Men and women, who had fought and lost, who hid their fallen fortunes and dead hopes as far as possible from the scrutiny of the curious, came forth in this hour of gloaming, when their shabby clothes and bowed shoulders and unhappy eyes might pass unnoticed, or, at any rate, unrecognised.
"Dusk" by H.H. Munro ("Saki")
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
What does the author's tone tell the reader about Norman Gortsby?
(1 point)
Responses
He is too proud to admit that he envies those around him.
He is too proud to admit that he envies those around him.
He is unhappy with his life and has many regrets.
He is unhappy with his life and has many regrets.
He considers himself to be superior to those around him.
He considers himself to be superior to those around him.
He is bitter toward others because he is so lonely.
1 answer
In literature, what is a theme?
Response: the central idea that the author tries to convey
Which of the following best describes the mood of the excerpt?
Response: gloomy and ominous
What is mood in literature?
Response: the underlying emotion in a piece of literature
Which statement is always true about the literary genre of satire?
Response: It employs an ironic or sarcastic tone.
What does the author's tone tell the reader about Norman Gortsby?
Response: He is unhappy with his life and has many regrets.
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