Mood is the general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the reader. Some words that are commonly used to describe mood include: cheerful, reflective, gloomy, humorous, melancholy, idyllic, whimsical, and romantic.

QUIZ:

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What is the mood of "The Fall of the House of Usher"? What words and phrases does Poe use in the text to establish this mood?

Your paragraph should be 6-8 complete sentences with correct spelling and punctuation. You should also incorporate evidence from the text. Remember this is a quiz.

1. "During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low." - adjectives & imagery = solemn, dreary & foreboding mood (persists throughout the narrative)

dark & overcast day along with the "oppressively low" clouds = sense of claustrophobia caused by the closing in of the dark and the day

"dull, dark, and soundless" day = "an iciness, a sinking, a sickening of the heart"

2. A view of "the gray sedge, and the ghastly tree-stems, and the vacant and eye-like windows." = sense of mingled mystery, gloom, and caution; the House of Usher is not a welcoming place & should be entered with trepidation

3. Poe uses phrases like "insufferable gloom" (1265) along with other unsettling words to stress the tone of horror. In addition, the house evokes suspense as it strikes the reader with curiosity as to why the building poses such a horrible and uncomfortable feeling.

Explanation:

I gave you different examples, you can pick the ones you like then put them in a paragraph. For the text pages, you have to check if it correlates with yours because some books have different page numbers