Question

Which best describes the purpose of the words "black shadow," "grim," "grisly," and "sword"? to impart a sorrowful mood to impart a solemn mood to establish the early morning setting to establish the militant jailhouse setting

Answer 1

Answer:
Establish a militant jailhouse setting.
Explanation:
The use of the word sword tells us that it’s a description of a militant jailhouse because around the 1900s prison guards used swords the scare the inmates back into their cells when it was past 10:20 P.M.

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