Question

Read this passage from the fall of the house of usher by Edgar Allan Poe

I know not how it was—but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit. I say insufferable; for the feeling was relieved by any of that half-pleasurable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the strongest natural images of the desolate or terrible.

Which word contributes to the Gothic tone of the passage
A)gloom
B)poetic
C)spirit
D)sentiment

Answer 1

The correct answer to this question is A. gloom

Answer 2

Answer: A) Gloom.

Explanation: The tone of a text or sentence is the author's or speaker's attitude towards the audience, the subject or even the characters of the text. There are many different kinds of tones, like: positive, negative, objective, sad, angry, etc. Something gothic is characterized by elements of fear, horror, death, suspense and gloom, as well as romantic elements, such as nature, individuality, and very high emotion. So the word that contributes to the gothic tone of the passage is the corresponding to option A: gloom.