Read the excerpt from a student’s essay.
the first mention of ship-trap island already gives the reader an uneasy feeling. whitney describes the island’s fearsome reputation among the ship’s crew as rainsford peers into the black night to see any sign of the place. he cannot see the mysterious island, and whitney knows little about it, other than that it frightens the sailors. interestingly, it fills whitney with a sense of dread as well.
which revision of the first sentence best incorporates the literary term mood?

What is the central idea of the "allegory of the cave"? a. most men live chained to the wall of a cave all of their lives, facing a blank wall, and trying to guess the nature of objects reflected by a fire. b. a philosopher is like a prisoner freed from the cave that comes to understand that the shadows are not reality, rather he understands reality by his experience. c. men who allow their experience to be shaped by perceptions and shadows do not know a better life. d. a philosopher must return to share the news of enlightenment with others who will not necessarily accept his good news. part