Question

Standing on that miserable eminence, she saw again her native village, in Old England, and her paternal home; a decayed house of gray stone, with a poverty-stricken aspect, but retaining a half-obliterated shield of arms over the portal, in token of antique gentility. What is the effect of the underlined words in this excerpt? A. They impart a frustrated mood. B. They impart a sympathetic mood. C. They portray a former setting with humility and dignity. D. They portray a former setting with judgment and distaste.

Answer 1

Answer:

They portray a former setting with humility and dignity.

Explanation:

The underlined words in the excerpt portrays a former setting with humility and dignity. it denotes that the occurrence happened in the past and perhaps a description of what had happened and it denotes the humility portrayed by the writer, alongside the quality of being worthy of honor or dignity.