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Nesterboy [21]
2 years ago
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What effect does the setting in this excerpt create? “The walls were made of dark stone, dimly lit by torches. Empty benches ros

e on either side of him, but ahead, in the highest benches of all, were many shadowy figures.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
English
2 answers:
m_a_m_a [10]2 years ago
6 0
Quite a creepy and spooky atmosphere causing the reader to feel tense/on edge
Angelina_Jolie [31]2 years ago
4 0

Answer:

The correct answer is: an unsetteling effect.

The vocabulary used by the author in this excerpt gives the passage a gloomy and dark atmosphere.

It describes an obscure and empty place, haunted by misterious shadows, giving the reader a sensation of discomfort and unease.

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