The mood created by the language in this excerpt can best be described as uncomfortable and gloomy. The imagery of "macabre furnaces," "eyelashes burn," and "bodies melt down" evokes a sense of distress and discomfort, contributing to a gloomy atmosphere.
Manhattan Tropics
by Guillermo Cotto-Thorner
In summer, they give the impression of macabrefurnaces where eyelashes burn, bodies melt downand all feeling contorts and loses its sense.
Excerpt from "Manhattan Tropics" by GuillermoCotto-Thorner is being reprinted with permissionfrom the publisher (©Arte Público Press - Universityof Houston)
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Which
best
describes the mood that is createdby the language in this excerpt?
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uncomfortable and gloomy
suspenseful and foreboding
hazy and uncertain
anxious and irritable
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