Read these sentences from "The Yellow Wallpaper."The color is repellent, almost revolting; a smouldering unclean yellow, strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight. It is dull yet lurid orange in some places, a sickly sulphur tint to others.What tone does the author create with the word choice?A.SillyB.BeautifulC.HappyD.Disgusted
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Read these sentences from "The Yellow Wallpaper."The color is repellent, almost revolting; a smouldering unclean yellow, strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight. It is dull yet lurid orange in some places, a sickly sulphur tint to others.What tone does the author create with the word choice?A.SillyB.BeautifulC.HappyD.Disgusted
Solution
The author creates a tone of Disgust with the word choice. The words "repellent," "revolting," "unclean," "dull," "lurid," and "sickly" all have negative connotations and evoke a sense of disgust. Therefore, the answer is D. Disgusted.
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