Answers CR_English II B_1104_SAISD 25-26The Impact of Diction and Syntax on Mood

The Impact of Diction and Syntax on Mood Answers

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Read the excerpt. Which word best describes the mood in this part of the text?

tense

sad

determined

frightened

Kogawa wants the reader to feel angry about what happened to Japanese Canadians. Which phrase best contributes to this mood?

“I held the pages down on the steering wheel.”

“I . . . scanned the sheets as the edges flittered in the gusts.”

“There it was in black and white.”

“Seizure and government sale of fishing boats.”

Which words from the text most contribute to a mood of excitement?

“obviously,” “wildly,” “curiously”

“highly charged,” “wildly gesticulating,” “electrocuted”

“meeting ground,” “windows’ drafts,” “curiously numb”

“energy,” “drafts,” “curiously numb”

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