Question

Highlight words that help you visualize the setting.

There was no sun nor hint of sun, though there was not a cloud in the sky. It was a clear day, and yet there seemed an intangible pall over the face of things, a subtle gloom that made the day dark, and that was due to the absence of sun. This fact did not worry the man.

–“To Build a Fire,”
Jack London

What do the details in this passage allow you to visualize about the setting?

the white, puffy clouds
the gray, sunless sky
the beaming, bright moon
the snowy, hilly landscape

Answer 1

Answer: the gray, sunless sky.

Highlightable words/phrases that create that image:
- "There was no sun nor hint of sun"
- "though there was not a cloud in the sky"
- "It was a clear day"
- "intangible pall over the face of things"
- "a subtle gloom that made the day dark"
- "due to the absence of sun"