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.
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.
In California's Yosemite National Park, the summit of the iconic El Capitan rock formation looms 3,000 feet above its base. Though El Capitan's vertical granite has always presented a challenge for climbers, its southeastern face, known as the Dawn Wall, is thought to be the most punishing.
