Read the excerpt below from the play Antigone by Sophocles and answer the question that follows. CHORUS:Standing above our homes, he ranged around our seven gates, with threats to swallow usand spears thirsting to kill. Which word describes the mood this passage creates for the audience?

The words “threats to swallow us” and “spears thirsting to kill” create a sense of danger and uncertainty about what will happen. That makes the passage suspenseful, not joyful, melancholy, or peaceful. The correct choice is “suspenseful.”

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