Question

Which sentences in this excerpt from Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Contest" suggest that the author’s tone is mocking?

Answer 1

1) Many singer far better than this absurd fop had been driven amidst excretion and abuse from the platform?

2) The low note was grunting, a rumble, the deep discordant growling of an ill-conditioned dog.

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Answer 2

Answer :

The following sentences from Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Contest" suggest that the author’s tone is mocking :

1. "The low note was a grunting, a rumble, the deep discordant growling of an ill-conditioned dog."

2. "All the while the lyre twanged and thrummed, sometimes in front of and sometimes behind the voice of the singer."

3. "Many a singer far better than this absurd fop had been driven amid execration and abuse from the platform."

Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'mocking' as 'mocking behaviour involves laughing at someone or something in an unkind way.'