Question

8. Read the following lines from Thoughts of Hanoi

The night is deep and chill
as in early autumn. Pitchblack,
it thickens after each lightening flash
I dream of Hanoi
Co-ngu Road
ten years of separation
the way back sliced by a frontier of hatred
I want to bury the Past
to burn the future
still i yearn
still i fear
those endless nights
waiting for dawn.

Which of the following best describes the mood created by the speaker and the setting?
A: angry
B: frightening
C: miserable
D: somber

Answer 1

I believe it is D. somber I hope that helps! 

Answer 2

Answer:

D: Somber

Explanation:

The mood is the prevailing emotion or feeling in a story, that is created through the choice of words, phrases, setting and tone used to describe and narrate. In the excerpt, the prevailing emotion is "somber" because the narrator begins by describing the setting as "Pitchblack" (extremely dark), deep, and chill, which has a dark and dull connotation, and they continue by absorbing themselves in their own melancholics, gloomy and contradicting thoughts.