Question

Read the following excerpt:

"The old library was a tomb of forgotten knowledge. Towers of books swayed precariously, their spines cracked and dust-jackets bleached pale by the sun. A deep silence, thick and muffling as wool, was broken only by the occasional skittering from within the walls. The air smelled of decaying paper and the slow, sweet rot of wood."
Which statement best analyzes the author's use of setting to establish the mood?

(1 point)
Responses

The author builds a mood of eerie neglect by connecting visual details of decay with unsettling sounds and smells.
The author builds a mood of eerie neglect by connecting visual details of decay with unsettling sounds and smells.

The author develops a mood of noble history by describing the aged and sun-bleached materials.
The author develops a mood of noble history by describing the aged and sun-bleached materials.

The author establishes a mood of peaceful solitude by focusing on the silence and the absence of other people.
The author establishes a mood of peaceful solitude by focusing on the silence and the absence of other people.

The author creates a mood of intellectual curiosity by emphasizing the vast collection of books.

Answer 1

The author builds a mood of eerie neglect by connecting visual details of decay with unsettling sounds and smells.