English

Nellie

19 July, 18:43

Select the correct answer.

Read this passage from Beowulf.

then, saw the sage companions

who waited with Hrothgar, watching the flood,

that the tossing waters turbid grew,

blood-stained the mere. Old men together,

hoary-haired, of the hero spake;

the warrior would not, they weened, again,

proud of conquest, come to seek

their mighty master. To many it seemed

the wolf-of-the-waves had won his life.

The ninth hour came.

Which of these words best describes the effect this passage creates?

A.

dullness

B.

suspense

C.

horror

D.

sorrow