Fast! : )
1. read the following passage and consider the author's word choice. which word best describes the mood the author is trying to establish?
he searched the deserted street of the ghost town, unable to see his own reflection in dusty and broken windows. a silent wind crept behind him, sweeping away his footprints as if he were never there.
boredom
curiosity
loneliness
relaxation
2. read the following passage. using complete sentences, describe the setting of the story and explain how details about the character or mood make the setting clear. in your response, use phrases and words from the passage to support your opinion.
omnari sped toward the island, increasing the speed of her hover-ski so it rose a full foot above the water. there was just enough sun to power it sun she would have enjoyed if not for the boring scavenger hunt her ancient history teacher assigned. she slowed as she spotted her target: the broken rusty arm gripping the torch and the severed metal head in a shattered crown staring sadly out to sea. omnari blinked to take an eyephoto, checked her list, and headed toward the crumbled city in the distance.
3. read the excerpt from "the tell-tale heart" below. using complete sentences, describe how edgar allan poe begins to establish a mood of terror that will continue throughout the story. in your response, use phrases and words from the excerpt to support your opinion.
i could scarcely contain my feelings of triumph. to think that there i was, opening the door, little by little, and he not even to dream of my secret deeds or thoughts. i fairly chuckled at the idea; and perhaps he heard me; for he moved on the bed suddenly, as if startled. now you may think that i drew back—but no. his room was as black as pitch with the thick darkness, (for the shutters were close fastened, through fear of robbers,) and so i knew that he could not see the opening of the door, and i kept pushing it on steadily, steadily.