Question

Read this stanza from "The Raven."

And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
Thrilled me–filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;
So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating
"'Tis some visiter entreating entrance at my chamber door–
Some late visiter entreating entrance at my chamber door;
This it is and nothing more."

In this stanza, the poet creates suspense by having the speaker

be afraid and unsure of what the noise really is.
realize the wind is moving the purple curtains.
see a visitor outside of his bedroom door.
get up and stand next to his bedside.

Answer 1

The answer would be the first sentence! :)

Answer 2

In the stanza, the poet creates suspense by having the speaker feel in the following way:

- be afraid and unsure of what the noise really is.

Edgar Allan Poe was a master of horror who was truly able to build suspense in a very psychological way. In "The Raven", the author also shows the character's fear. What is so interesting about this particular poem is that there are mixed feelings within the narrator: at the same time he misses his beloved one who had passed away, he is afraid of seeing her ghost, as we can see in the stanza. The raven (the bird itself) represents both sorrow and horror.