Serrated Shadows, through dark leaves,

Till, bathed in warm suffusion of your dapped cells

sensation pained me, faceless, silent as night thieves

Wole Soyinka: "Night"

The dominant mood in the lines above is one at____________

  • A apprehension
  • B defiance
  • C joy
  • D indifference
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The correct answer is A. apprehension

Apprehension is the suspicion or fear especially of future evil, this is evident in the piece as the writer is suspicious of the “ night children “.

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