Read the following passage from "The Black Cat." "I am almost ashamed to own yes, even in this felon's cell, I am almost ashamed
to own that the terror and horror with which the animal inspired me, had been heightened by one of the merest chimaeras it would be possible to conceive." Which part of the sentence builds suspense in the story? A. "yes, even in this felon's cell" because it foreshadows the crime that is to come B. "it would be possible to conceive" because it shows that the story is realistic C. "had been heightened by one of the merest chimaeras" because it refers to the supernatural D. "I am almost ashamed to own" because it shows that the narrator is sorry for his actions (15 points) {Desperately need help, I think I already failed 70% of this test}
In Musèe des Beaux Arts by W.H. Auden the people on the ship do nothing after seeing Icarus fall into the sea and the ship continues on its way. Why was that? Because according to the author, when a tragedy happens, human beings are not affected by it if their interests are protected and they have an horizon to pursue.
In My Last Duchess, the painting and the art represent something that is long gone, most noticeably, his love for art. He claims that he once loved art but now that love is gone and he hates it as much as it hates him.
