How does this passage effect the mood of the reader?

"Gimmerton chapel bells were still ringing; and the full, mellow flow of the beck in the valley came soothingly on the ear. It was a sweet substitute for the yet absent murmur of the summer foliage, which drowned that music about the Grange when the trees were in leaf."

~from Wuthering Heights

Question 2 options:

It creates a magical, carefree feeling

It builds a sense of foreboding

It draws the reader in with fantastical words

It has a calming effect

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Dangelo Atkinson

English

24 October, 12:47

How does this passage effect the mood of the reader?

"Gimmerton chapel bells were still ringing; and the full, mellow flow of the beck in the valley came soothingly on the ear. It was a sweet substitute for the yet absent murmur of the summer foliage, which drowned that music about the Grange when the trees were in leaf."

~from Wuthering Heights

Question 2 options:

It creates a magical, carefree feeling

It builds a sense of foreboding

It draws the reader in with fantastical words

It has a calming effect

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Yasmine Lambert · Answer 1

D. It has a calming effect

Explanation:

This is the excerpt from Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights".

Mood of the text refers to feelings it evokes in a reader.

Here, the echo of the chapel bells is described to produce a soothing sound. That soothing sound should produce a calm and peaceful effect on the reader, a complete serenity.

Foreboding means the feeling that something bad will happen, which is not the case here.

Also, the excerpt doesn't use fantastical nor magical references.