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Read the passage.

excerpt from "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe

It was in this apartment, also, that there stood against the western wall, a gigantic clock of ebony. Its pendulum swung to and fro with a dull, heavy, monotonous clang; and when the minute-hand made the circuit of the face, and the hour was to be stricken, there came from the brazen lungs of the clock a sound which was clear and loud and deep and exceedingly musical, but of so peculiar a note and emphasis that, at each lapse of an hour, the musicians of the orchestra were constrained to pause, momentarily, in their performance, to hearken to the sound; and thus the waltzers perforce ceased their evolutions; and there was a brief disconcert of the whole gay company…

Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this story.

Which statements best explain how the sensory language affects the tone in this excerpt?

Select each correct answer.


A. Words like musical and gay create a positive and welcoming tone.


B. The sensory language creates a joyful tone; the guests are elated at the lavish party and beautiful music.


C. The use of words like dull, clang, and monotonous create an ominous tone.


D. The sensory language creates a suspenseful tone; everyone pauses as the clock chimes disrupt their waltz.

Respuesta :

The statements:

B. The sensory language creates a joyful tone; the guests are elated at the lavish party and beautiful music.

C. The use of words like dull, clang, and monotonous create an ominous tone.

D. The sensory language creates a suspenseful tone; everyone pauses as the clock chimes disrupt their waltz.

describes how the sensory language affects the tone of in the above excerpt.

The story “The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe is literally and allegorically about death. Prince Prospero wanted to hide from death but is left not rescued from it. He arranged a party where he invited people from his kingdom. He ordered to decorate the halls with single colors each. The last hall was colored black which symbolizes death and the windows were painted red. There was an ebony clock which strikes everyone’s attention at the passing of every hour. Though people were busy in the celebrating the party with music and orchestra but at every hour when the clock rings which caught everyone’s attention. The tone in which Poe describes the rooms, the clock, the ringing of the clock, the activities of the people and the entry of death in the party gives an insight about the play that death is inevitable. Death is the central theme of the play. The Poe wants to focus on the issue that no one can be rescued from death by applying any means.

the correct answers are

C. The use of words like dull, clang, and monotonous create an ominous tone.

D. The sensory language creates a suspenseful tone; everyone pauses as the clock chimes disrupt their waltz.

this is correct because i guessed A and B so i went to review it and these were the answers. =)

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