Question

Which of the following sentences most clearly uses imagery to create a negative mood? A. "How dare you!" Bonnie said. "You know as well as I do that we can never get this project done without Fred and Dominick!" B. Swallows flittered back and forth in the treetop, seemingly at play among the twigs and leaves of the old and mighty maple. C. Never had Gary looked upon a sight so dreadful and melancholy, and he knew he would never shake the terror from his mind. D. Beneath the surface of the putrid swamp came a gurgling that suggested the ghosts of those who died here were drowning still.

Answer 1

The answer is d. answers a and c focus more on the characters in the scene to set the tone rather than using imagery to convey a certain tone. answer b has a positive connotation, so the answer is d.

Answer 2

Answer:

D. Beneath the surface of the putrid swamp came a gurgling that suggested the ghosts of those who died here were drowning still.    

Explanation:

Imagery is a literary device that uses a vivid and descriptive language that evokes pictures or ideas in our minds that appeals to our senses, be it our sight, hearing, smell, taste or touch.

The two options that best fits this definition is B and D: They are both descriptive and B appeals to our sight, while D appeals to our senses of smell and sight. However, the option that has a somber, dark and negative mode here is D because it describes an awful and smelly atmosphere (the putrid swamp) and it talks about death, ghosts, and suffering (the ghosts of those who died here were drowning still).