Question

1. the emotions or feelings surrounding a literary work are referred to as the_____~setting.~voice.~theme.~mood.2. read the following excerpt from "five hours to simla."then, miraculously, out of the pelt of yellow fur that was the dust growing across the great northern indian plain, a wavering grey line emerged. it might have been a cloud bank looming, but it was not--the sun blazed, the earth shrivelled, the heat burnt away every trace of spring's beneficence. yet the grey darkened, turned bluish, took on substance."look --mountains!"

Answer 1

Answer 1. The correct answer is the last option - Mood. The Mood or the atmosphere of a poem or a literary writing is a general feeling or an emotion which the reader feels while reading a piece of literature. It is the appreciable effect or emotional response which a person has upon reading a literary work.

Answer 2. The question is incomplete. I am giving a general answer. The word that best describes the mood of the given excerpt according to literary works is - Enthralled. Enthralled is a word that describes a fascination or an adventure that is enchanting or captivating.