Hamilton: Right Hand Man. 1. What mood does the opening lines of the text convey?

the opening scene creates a dark, suspenseful, and foreboding mood. Details include the late night, the cold, and the guards' fear and confusion

rhyming octave and a rhyming sestet

if i'm wrong i'm sorry

his tongue, i believe, was bloody and hanging out of his mouth.

he looked as if he were hungry.

he has several wolf-like qualities; a gray coat, sharp claws and yellow fangs.

those eyes made me feel, dear reader, like the end was near.

as i reached for a stick, he moved to the other side of the hill.

panting and hungry, he looked at me, a defenseless human and he snarled.

well i said my prayers, however, he simply turned and limped off.