Question

I GIVE MEDALS!!!

The Scarlet Letter

By Nathaniel Hawthorne

Chapter II: The Marketplace

Which of the following correctly describes the impact of the words leaden infliction in this excerpt?

a. They create a tension between her ascension of the stairs and her standing still.
b. They imply a method of punishment that is heavy and fairly easy to survive.
c. They make her burden seem more horrible, heavy, and painful to endure.
d. They suggest she has endured a long and horrible physical illness.

Answer 1

C.