Which excerpt is part of the exposition of "The Snow Queen"? a) Kay and Gerda we’re looking at one of their picture books—the clock in the great church-tower had just struck five, when Kay exclaimed, “Oh! something had my stung my heart, and I’ve got something in my eye!”

b) in the winter they could not do this, but then they put hot pennies against the frozen window-panes, and made round holes to look at each other through

c) his little sledge hung on fast, and it went on like the wind then he cried out but nobody heard him he was dreadfully frightened

d) “Look in the grass, Gerda! Just see how regular they are! They are much more interesting than real flowers. Each is perfect; they are all made according to rule. If only they did not melt!”

please help, thanks!

a

Explanation:

On edge

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.

the underline word is basically like a prepositional phrase.