Question

Read the following excerpt from The Way to Rainy Mountain by N. Scott

Answer 1

Answer:

B. syllables of sorrow

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

B. syllables of sorrow

Explanation:

Navarre Scott Momaday's "The Way to Rainy Mountain" (1969) is a folkore book about Scott's Kiova's ancestors. In this specific paragraph, the author is talking about her grandmother. The last time N. Scott saw her grandmother, she was praying at nigh in their ritual style.

These lines are about her prayers, which the author could not understand, but he did know that the prayers were about many sufferings and hope she had seen in her life. The tone of the paragraph is sad. The phrase "Syllables of sorrow" strongly contributes to the overall sad tone of this passage.