Question

Read this excerpt from chapter 1 of The Scarlet Letter. Certain it is, that, some fifteen or twenty years after the settlement of the town, the wooden jail was already marked with weather-stains and other indications of age, which gave a yet darker aspect to its beetle-browed and gloomy front. The rust on the ponderous iron-work of its oaken door looked more antique than any thing else in the new world. The author most likely include the words “darker aspect,” “beetle-browed,” “gloomy,” and “ponderous” in order to
a. impart a melancholy mood
b. impart a mysteries mood
c. establish a formal, civilized setting
d.establish and oldfashioned setting

Answer 1

Answer: letter A. 
The author used the terms beetle-browed, darker aspect, gloomy and ponderous to impart a melancholy mood. This sets the tone for the part of the story that is bound to be the low point of the character.

Answer 2

Answer:

A). Impart a melancholy mood.

Explanation:

Mood is demonstrated as the atmosphere or setting that induces the emotions or feelings of the author through the use of certain words or descriptions.

In the given excerpt from 'The Scarlet Letter', the use of words like 'darker aspect', 'beetle-browed', 'gloomy', and 'ponderous' impart a melancholic mood as it promotes to create the surrounding that assists to evoke the somber and wistful emotions of the readers through these descriptions. Thus, option A is the correct answer.