Select the correct answer.Read the excerpt adapted from Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce:The wide playgrounds were swarming with boys playing football. All were shouting and the captains urged them on with strong cries. The evening air was pale and chilly, and the greasy leather ball flew like a heavy bird through the grey light. He kept on the edge of his line, out of sight of his captain, out of the reach of the rude feet, pretending to run now and then. His body felt small and he did his best to hide in plain sight.Which mood does the author develop with syntax and diction? A. sarcastic B. angry C. joyful D. gloomy

What is mood in literature? aThe way the author feels bThe way the character feels cThe way the reader feels dThe way the teacher feels

Which of the following statements is an example of a poem's mood?The poet used references to conjure images of pastures and timberlands."I don't like reading poems longer than one paragraph.""I cried while reading the poem; I couldn't believe what those people had to endure to survive.""As the poet, I feel I can be as colorful as I want to be in my descriptions."

Which of these is most influential in establishing the mood in the opening scene of the play?

Which of the following poetic lines is the BEST example of mood?And the mystic wind went by Murmuring in melodyA free bird leaps on the back of the wind…Here, I think, is the heart's grief: The tree, no mightier than the leaf.There is no rustling in the lofty elm, That canopies my dwelling

1. How does Dickens use the setting to convey the mood right at the opening?