Question

Read the following excerpt from John Gardner's Grendeh
Then, little by little, I understood. I felt laughter welling up
inside me – at the dragon-charm, at Hrothgar's whispering
and trembling by the meadhall door, at everything - the
oblivious trees and sky, the witless moon. I'd meant them
no harm, but they'd attacked me again, as always. They
were crazy. And now at last the grim laughter tame
pouring out, as uncontrollable as the dragon's laugh (79)
Which phrase from this excerpt most clearly evokes fear of Grendel?
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A. the dragon-charm
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B. whispering and trembling
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C. the witless moon
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D. the grim laughter

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is D

Explanation:

"Then, little by little, I understood. I felt laughter welling up

inside me – at the dragon-charm, at Hrothgar's whispering" These were signs of the scary atmosphere in the text, the dragon-charm and laughing, whispering.

Answer 2

In this excerpt from John Gardner's Grendel, the phrase that most clearly evokes fear of Grendel is the grim laughter. The correct answer is option D.

What is John Gardner's Grendel about?

Grendel investigates the influence, repercussions, seductions, and deceptions of numerous languages.

Grendel is different from his mother and from nature because of language. The fact that he can speak sets him apart from the rest of nature, which is unable to answer to him.

What is a grim laughter?

Grim laughter is the kind of laughter that is readily upsetting and is sharply sardonic or diabolical in nature.

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