Describe the overall mood, atmosphere, or underlying idea of the following excerpts and list the author's words that have connotations that contribute to that mood or idea. he was leaning against the ledge of an open lattice, but not looking out: his face was turned to the interior gloom. the fire had smouldered to ashes; the room was filled with the damp, mild air of the cloudy evening; and so still, that not only the murmur of the beck down gimmerton was distinguishable, but its ripples and its gurgling over the pebbles, or through the large stones which it could not cover. (wuthering heights by emily brontë, chapter 34.)

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1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

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