Read the excerpt from "Shout: A Poetry Memoir.” I ate red apples heavy-salted on the tomb the sleeping Victorian corpses below fed me secrets sentinel owls peered from a grove of old pines, all of us hoping, waiting on signs of the change that was promised Which detail best contributes to the optimistic mood in this excerpt?

The words “hoping, waiting” and “the change that was promised” suggest anticipation and belief that something better is coming. This creates the optimistic mood. The other details, such as corpses, a tomb, and watchful owls, contribute more to the eerie or mysterious atmosphere.

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