Read the excerpt from chapter 17 of the awakening.

she turned back into the room and began to walk to and fro down its whole length, without stopping, without resting. she carried in her hands a thin handkerchief which she tore into ribbons, rolled into a ball, and flung from her.

which words and phrases best establish mood in the excerpt?
“walk to and fro,” “without resting,” “tore,” and “flung”
“a thin handkerchief,” “hands,” “ribbons,” and “ball”
“into the room,” “without stopping,” “whole,” and “her”
“turned back,” “down,” “carried,” and “rolled into”

The correct answer is A. “walk to and fro,” “without resting,” “tore,” and “flung”

Explanation:

In texts, the mood refers to the general atmosphere creating in a passage or text and that is usually related to the feeling the passage or text evokes in the reader. This mood is created by the author through the use of words and expressions, the description of the setting, the actions of the characters and the use of description that create an atmosphere that is linked to some specific feeling or emotion. In the excerpt presented from "The Awakening" the general mood or atmosphere created by the author is one of despair and frustration, which is created through the description of the actions of a female character who cannot stop walking back and for and then decides to tore a handkerchief and then fling it. Considering the mood is mainly supported by the actions of the character the words and phrases that help the author establish this mood are “walk to and fro,” “without resting,” “tore,” and “flung”, because these words are the ones describing the actions that convey a feeling or mood of frustration and despair.

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