Which words from Shakespeare's "Sonnet 73" create a gloomy tone? A. "Fadeth" and "ruin'd" B. "Day" and "west' C. "Glowing" and "

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vagabundo [1.1K]

4 years ago

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Which words from Shakespeare's "Sonnet 73" create a gloomy tone? A. "Fadeth" and "ruin'd" B. "Day" and "west' C. "Glowing" and "

fire" D. "Choirs" and "birds" ??

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kirill [66] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-24T12:46:55+03:00

kirill [66]4 years ago

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The words in set A are usually negative

LenKa [72] · Answer 2 · 2021-12-24T15:05:54+03:00

The correct answer is A. "Fadeth" and "ruin'd."

Fadeth is just the old English way to write fade, and the verb to fade has a slightly negative connotation. If something fades, it disappears and you no longer have it. Similarly, ruin'd (which obviously stands for ruined), has a clearly negative connotation - meaning that something is destroyed.

So these two words give off the impression of a tone which is bad, sad, or gloomy, and therefore is the correct answer here.