Question

12. Which of the following elements does not contribute to the dreary mood of this short passage from the novel Bleak House by Charles wingspanens?

Answer 1

“Fog on the Essex marshes, fog on the Kentish heights. Fog creeping into the cabooses of collier-brigs; fog lying out on the yards, and hovering in the rigging of great ships; fog drooping on the gunwales of barges and small boats. Fog in the eyes and throats of ancient Greenwich pensioners, wheezing by the firesides of their wards; fog in the stem and bowl of the afternoon pipe of the wrathful skipper; fog cruelly pinching the toes and fingers of his shivering little ’prentice boy on deck.' (5 points)
A. Infinitive phrases
B. Repetition
C. Absolute phrases
D. Punctuation

Answer 2

13. The use of phrases, fragments, and punctuation can affect the pace and mood of a text. How would you describe the pace of the following passage?

“I had swooned! But still will not say that all of consciousness was lost. What of it there remained I will not attempt to define, or even to describe! In the deepest slumber—no! In delirium—no! In a swoon—no! In death—no! even in the grave all is not lost. Else there is no immortality for man!” (5 points)
A. Average
B. Fast
C. Slow
D. Both fast and slow

Answer 3

2nd one is fast