Reflecting the guilty thoughts streaming through Pip’s head, Charles Dickens creates a dreary mood through gloomy diction and figurative language.
Dickens’ use of gloomy diction emphasizes the dreariness of the atmosphere. “Rimy”, for example, conveys the presence of a cold, wet, dreary atmosphere as Pip is making his way toward the marshes, where he shall rendezvous with the convict. The use of this and other dreary words contributes to the use of imagery to establish the mood of the piece. These words are accompanied by other