"Strapping buildings, as tall and long as the jibaro's hope, dotted symmetrically with windows and bordered with a little aesthetic detail to silence the critics - austere, linear, devastating. In summer, they give the impression of macabre furnaces where eyelashes burn, bodies melt down and all feeling contorts and loses its sense.
Which adjectives best describe the mood that is created by the language in this excerpt? select the two correct answers.
A. neutral.
B. overwhelming.
C. nightmarish.
D. dynamic.
E. uncomfortable.
1 answer
The two adjectives that best describe the mood created by the language in the excerpt from "Manhattan Tropics" are:
C. nightmarish. E. uncomfortable.
The imagery of "macabre furnaces" and the description of bodies melting down create a disturbing and unsettling atmosphere.
