Question

I can hear the scratch slap of the tree's fingers by the kitchen window this morning. The tree's outline is blurred through the plastic covering the pane. Ever since Obasan’s operation for cataracts, she's lived in a darkened house. The branches of the tree are as elastic as whips in the gusts-slap clatter clatter, insistent as a drummer.

What is the mood of the excerpt?

annoyed and exhausted
pointless and numb
gloomy and frightening
serious and confused

Answer 1

The mood of the excerpt is gloomy and frightening. The correct option is C.

What is the mood in a story?

The mood in a story tells the atmosphere or ambience of the story. The mood tells what is in the mind of the writer. The mood describe the feeling and emotions of the story.

Thus, the correct option is C, gloomy and frightening.

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