Question
Before this ugly edifice, and between it and the wheel-track of the street, was a grass-plot, much overgrowr
burdock, pig-weed, apple-peru, and such unsightly vegetation, which evidently found something congenial
soil that had so early borne the black flower of civilized society, a prison.
Which best describes the effect of the words "ugly," "overgrown," "pig-weed," and "unsightly vegetation"?
• They impart an angry mood.
• They impart a mysterious mood.
• They establish a rural, agricultural setting.
• They establish a rough, untamed setting.
Answer
They establish a rough, untamed setting.