Question

Which best describes the impact of Poe’s tone in the excerpt?

The pallor of his countenance had assumed, if possible, a more ghastly hue—but the luminousness of his eye had utterly gone out. The once occasional huskiness of his tone was heard no more; and a tremulous quaver, as if of extreme terror, habitually characterized his utterance.

A; Poe’s critical tone emphasizes the judgment in the excerpt.
B; Poe’s melancholy tone emphasizes the grieving in the excerpt.
C; Poe’s disappointed tone emphasizes the failure in the excerpt.
D; Poe’s remorseful tone emphasizes the wrongdoing in the excerpt.

Answer 1

The answer is B) Poe's melancholy tone emphasizes the grieving in the excerpt.

Step-by-step explanation:

The excerpt we are analyzing here was taken from the short story "The Fall of the House of Usher", by Edgar Allan Poe. The tone the author uses in the excerpt is one of melancholy. The narrator is describing his friend Usher's appearance. Usher has been greatly affected by his sister's mysterious death. Words such as "pallor", "ghastly", and "tremulous" remind readers of sickness and death, emphasizing the grieving Usher has been going through.

Somehow, the deceased sister comes back from the dead. By this point, Usher and the narrator have been affected by the melancholy of the house. In the end, the narrator is still able to flee the house before it collapses.

Answer 2

The correct answer that best describes the given excerpt above would be option B. The statement that best describes the impact of Poe's tone in the given excerpt above is that, Poe's melancholy tone emphasizes the grieving in the excerpt. In is a melancholic tone because based on the excerpt, (his) character had changed from having a positive one to a sadder one, so sadness is clearly shown in this excerpt.