Question

Read the excerpt below, taken from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles, and answer the question that follows.

A few minutes later we had reached the lodge-gates, a maze of fantastic tracery in wrought iron, with weather-bitten pillars on either side . . . The lodge was a ruin of black granite and bared ribs of rafters . . .

Answer 1

Through the gateway we passed into the avenue, where the wheels were again hushed amid the leaves, and the old trees shot their branches in a sombre tunnel over our heads. Baskerville shuddered as he looked up the long, dark drive to where the house glimmered like a ghost at the farther end.

Which of the following phrases from the passage above does NOT contribute to the mood?
A.
“a sombre tunnel over our heads”
B.
“weather-bitten pillars”
C.
“we had reached the lodge-gates”
D.
“the house glimmered like a ghost”

Answer 2

it's one whole question!

Answer 3

Which one do you believe is correct? (:

Answer 4

B

Answer 5

@kisstherains :)

Answer 6

I don't know sorry. :(

Answer 7

Well, "weather-bitten" is giving the reader an image.. does that image give you any feelings of anything?

Answer 8

it's okay @kisstherains :)

Answer 9

D? @Whitemonsterbunny17

Answer 10

No, D still brings emotion.

Answer 11

Emotion brings mood.

Answer 12

oh okay i'm pretty sure its C this time yes?

Answer 13

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Answer 14

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Answer 15

yes!! thank you !:)

Answer 16

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Answer 17

iThought Maybe B Too But Was C Coorect Josemejia