Question

What kind of mood is created in the opening of The Lottery?

Answer 1

Cheerful

The mood created in the opening of "The Lottery" is cheerful. The narrator uses phrases such as "clear and sunny", "fresh warmth", "blossoming profusely", and "richly green" to give the beginning of this story a happy, cheerful, positive mood. However, this all changes when the people are described. The mood changes drastically as the people know what this day brings.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A.

The opening of "The Lottery" has a very cheerful tone. The vocabulary used is very bright and joyful.

Words such as "clear," "sunny" and "flowers" produce the sense of a breautiful and bright day, filled with blossoming nature.