The Diamond Necklace

Question

by Guy de Maupassant

The night of the ball arrived. Madame Loisel was a great success. She was prettier than any other woman present, elegant, graceful, smiling and wild with joy. All the men looked at her, asked her name, sought to be introduced. All the attaches of the Cabinet wished to waltz with her. She was remarked by the minister himself.

She danced with rapture, with passion, intoxicated by pleasure, forgetting all in the triumph of her beauty, in the glory of her success, in a sort of cloud of happiness comprised of all this homage, admiration, these awakened desires and of that sense of triumph which is so sweet to woman's heart.

"The Diamond Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant

Question
Use the passage to answer the question.

Which statement explains how a key literary element helps create the mood in these paragraphs?

(1 point)
Responses

The characterization of Madame Loisel helps create an exhilarated mood.
The characterization of Madame Loisel helps create an exhilarated mood.

The description of the setting helps create a nostalgic mood.
The description of the setting helps create a nostalgic mood.

Describing the events from Madame Loisel’s point of view develops a triumphant mood.
Describing the events from Madame Loisel’s point of view develops a triumphant mood.

The unfolding of the plot develops a relaxed mood.

Answer 1

The best statement that explains how a key literary element helps create the mood in the paragraphs is:

The characterization of Madame Loisel helps create an exhilarated mood.

This is because the passage focuses on Madame Loisel's feelings of joy, beauty, and success at the ball, capturing her exhilaration through the way she is described and the emotions she experiences.