<u>Which trait is used to evaluate the mood created by the writer?</u>
<em>B. Word choice.</em>
<u>Word choice</u> is the trait through which a writer can evoke mood, tone, and atmosphere. The words that the writer chooses are essential to portray the desired feelings and reactions.
For example, check this passage from Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher": <em>"During the whole of a </em><em>dull, dark</em><em>, and </em><em>soundless</em><em> day in the </em><em>autumn </em><em>of the year, when the </em><em>clouds hung </em><em>oppressively </em><em>low</em> <em>in the heavens, I had been passing </em><em>alone</em><em>, on horseback, through a singularly </em><em>dreary</em><em> tract of country..."</em>
All the underlined words are meticulously chosen to create a gloomy mood, and Poe succeeds in provoking the reader a sense of mystery and melancholy.