Which words from Shakespeare's "Sonnet 73" create a gloomy tone? A. "Fadeth" and "ruin'd" B. "Day" and "west' C. "Glowing" and "fire" D. "Choirs" and "birds" ??
The correct answer is A. "Fadeth" and "ruin'd."
Fadeth is just the old English way to write fade, and the verb to fade has a slightly negative connotation. If something fades, it disappears and you no longer have it. Similarly, ruin'd (which obviously stands for ruined), has a clearly negative connotation - meaning that something is destroyed.
So these two words give off the impression of a tone which is bad, sad, or gloomy, and therefore is the correct answer here.