Read these lines from great expectations by charles dickens: it was a rimy morning, and very damp. i had seen the damp lying on the outside of my little window, as if some goblin had been crying there all night, and using the window for a pocket-handkerchief. what does the phrase "crying there all night" suggest about the narrator's feelings? the narrator thinks the place is wonderful. the narrator thinks the story is long. the narrator thinks the story is boring. the narrator thinks the place is depressing.

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Genevieve Haynes

19 April, 08:09

Read these lines from great expectations by charles dickens: it was a rimy morning, and very damp. i had seen the damp lying on the outside of my little window, as if some goblin had been crying there all night, and using the window for a pocket-handkerchief. what does the phrase "crying there all night" suggest about the narrator's feelings? the narrator thinks the place is wonderful. the narrator thinks the story is long. the narrator thinks the story is boring. the narrator thinks the place is depressing.

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Hugo Jones · Answer 1

It suggests that the narrator is feeling gloomy or melancholy and uses a simile comparing the cold dampness of the morning to the tears of a crying goblin.