Question

Read this line from the Fall of the House of Usher. "Shaking off what must have been a dream, I scanned more narrowly the real aspect of the building." what is the narrator doing in this moment? A. addressing a childhood memory B. examining the house more closely C. reconsidering how to approach the house D. reviewing his assumptions about the house

Answer 1

examining the house more closely

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Answer 2

B. examining the house more closely.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this excerpt, the speaker tells us that he will examine the house more closely. He states that he had an idea in his mind, but that this idea was most likely a dream. Therefore, he decides to stop paying attention to it and instead pay attention to reality. Therefore, he states that he scanned more "narrowly" (carefully, closely) the real aspect of the house.