Excerpt from "The Raven"

by Edgar Allan Poe

Which lines are most effective in creating suspense in this poem?

A.) "Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December, / And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor."

B) "And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain / Thrilled me-filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before; "

C.) "But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping, / And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door,"

D.) "From my books surcease of sorrow-sorrow for the lost Lenore - / For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore-"

nvm i dont need the answer anymore i finished the test and it was B

so

B is the answer for this question for who ever needs it

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Ronin Swanson

19 February, 22:13

Excerpt from "The Raven"

by Edgar Allan Poe

Which lines are most effective in creating suspense in this poem?

A.) "Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December, / And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor."

B) "And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain / Thrilled me-filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before; "

C.) "But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping, / And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door,"

D.) "From my books surcease of sorrow-sorrow for the lost Lenore - / For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore-"

nvm i dont need the answer anymore i finished the test and it was B

so

B is the answer for this question for who ever needs it

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Amaris Higgins · Answer 1

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Answer:

C. "But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping, / And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door,"

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C. The rhyme gives the poem an even rhythm and maintains the tension.

Explanation:

1. None of the other options give as much tension as these lines do. The anticipation and reptition of the lines intensify the action of approaching a chamber door.

2. I feel as though the other options don't quite work as well as this one. A rhyme doesnt necessarily make a poem easier to remember, lines that are more 'significant' is just subjective, and each rhyme doesnt necessarily end an idea.