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Which word best describes the mood of this stanza from Edgar Allen Poe's "A Dream?" In visions of the dark night I have dreamed of joy departed— But a waking dreams of life and light Hath left me broken-hearted.

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His mood is anapestic
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Answer:

The word that best describes the mood of this stanza from Edgar Allen Poe's "A Dream" is Sorrowful

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Warm

Violent

Sorrowful

Optimistic

These lines from Edgar Allen Poe's "A Dream has the particularity of most of his work by being a dark poem, these words show the sorrow of the narrator as they miss that joy they do not have anymore and can only see in dreams as the real-life is so harsh after losing that joy that is just a constant reminder of their pain.

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