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22 October, 10:59

Read this excerpt from chapter 2 of The Scarlet Letter.

Standing on that miserable eminence, she saw again her native village, in Old England, and her paternal home; a decayed house of gray stone, with a poverty-stricken aspect, but retaining a half-obliterated shield of arms over the portal, in token of antique gentility.

What is the effect of the underlined words in this excerpt?

They impart a frustrated mood.

They impart a sympathetic mood.

They portray a former setting with humility and dignity.

They portray a former setting with judgment and distaste.

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  1. 22 October, 11:16
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    The answer is C) They portray a former setting with humility and dignity.
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