Question

And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain Thrilled me – filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before; So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating "'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door– Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door; This it is and nothing more." —"The Raven," Edgar Allan Poe Which statement best describes how Poe’s use of imagery contributes to the mood of this stanza? Poe’s imagery creates an excited and hopeful mood. Poe’s imagery creates a spooky and anxious mood. Poe’s imagery creates a gloomy and sad mood. Poe’s imagery creates a furious and vengeful mood.

Answer 1

In fact, it seems like the room and its creepy atmosphere might really be getting to our speaker. Even the rustling sound of the curtains seems sad to him .As he listens, he begins to really freak out, his head filling with "fantastic terrors."His heart starts to beat faster too; to calm himself down, he has to tell himself (twice) that the knocking sound he hears is just a visitor.The more he says it though, the more we all know that it can't just be that, or at least not the kind of visitor he might be expecting…

Answer 2

B. Poe’s imagery creates a spooky and anxious mood.