Literary Word Choice Quick Check

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The feud might, perhaps, have died down or been compromised if the personal ill-will of the two men had not stood in the way; as boys they had thirsted for one another’s blood, as men each prayed that misfortune might fall on the other, and this wind-scourged winter night Ulrich had banded together his foresters to watch the dark forest, not in quest of four-footed quarry, but to keep a look-out for the prowling thieves whom he suspected of being afoot from across the land boundary.
Question
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If a writer wanted to replace the word dark with one that created a greater sense of dread, what word might the writer use?

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Responses

shadowy
shadowy

ebony
ebony

opaque
opaque

dim

Answer 1

If a writer wanted to replace the word "dark" with one that created a greater sense of dread, the best choice would be ebony. This word not only implies darkness but also carries connotations of foreboding and mystery, enhancing the sense of dread in the passage.