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Mystery and Suspense — Test

Question 15 • English Language Arts 9

Read the passage from "Annabel Lee.” And this was the reason that, long ago, In this kingdom by the sea, A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling My beautiful Annabel Lee; So that her highborn kinsmen came And bore her away from me, To shut her up in a sepulchre In this kingdom by the sea. The word choice in the passage creates a mood of

Answer
A
love.
B
loneliness.
C
romance.
D
anxiety.

Explanation

Words such as “chilling,” “bore her away,” and “sepulchre” emphasize Annabel Lee’s separation from the speaker and her death. Together, they create a mood of loneliness rather than romance or anxiety.

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