Which best describes the purpose of the words "black shadow," "grim," "grisly," and "sword"? to impart a sorrowful mood to impart a solemn mood to establish the early morning setting to establish the militant jailhouse setting
Answer: Establish a militant jailhouse setting. Explanation: The use of the word sword tells us that it’s a description of a militant jailhouse because around the 1900s prison guards used swords the scare the inmates back into their cells when it was past 10:20 P.M.