Question

Read the following excerpt from The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. Then answer the question that follows.
On the removal of the tea things I had blown out my candle and drawn my chair closer. I was conscious of a mortal coldness and felt as if I should never again be
warm. So, when he appeared, I was sitting in the glow with my thoughts.
What mood does the connotation of "mortal coldness" create?
Curiosity
Dread
Hope
Joy

Answer 1

Dread

Mortal closeness creates the mood of dread.

Answer 2

The mood created in the connotation of "mortal coldness" is dread. Thus, option, 2nd is correct.

What is Connotation?

Connotation refers to the use of the words that has different meaning than in literal ones that used in the context or the phrase. It implies the word  has a different association from its denotative, or literal, meaning.

For instance, the phrase "She's feeling blue" refers to a state of grief as well as the color blue. Connotations may be neutral, negative, or positive.

In the given excerpt, The mortal coldness does not mean a person died of cold. It does not represent the literal meaning but suggest the different meaning according to the context which means excessive fearful.

Therefore, it can be concluded that Dread is the mood evoked by the idea of "mortal coldness". Hence, option, 2nd is correct.

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