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In paragraph 5, which phrase best contributes to the narrator’s tone of panic and anxiety ?

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This question is about "The Imp of the P3rv3rs3" by Edgar Allan Poe

Hello. You forgot to enter the answer options. The options are:

A. "uttered these words"

B. "gasped for breath"

C. "walked vigorously"

D. "formless shadow"

Answer:

B. "gasped for breath"

Step-by-step explanation:

The fifth paragraph of the text shows a moment of intense terror and fear that the narrator experienced after visualizing a ghostly shadow approaching him. The fright makes the narrator have a kind of panic attack, where, desperately, he runs through the streets, like a madman, trying to escape this horror he feels. The narrator shows that he is experiencing a very strong anxiety attack, which is evidenced by the words "gasped for breath" which is one of the main symptoms of this type of situation.

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