Question

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

Poe’s critical tone emphasizes the judgment in the excerpt.

Poe’s melancholy tone emphasizes the grieving in the excerpt.

Poe’s disappointed tone emphasizes the failure in the excerpt.
Poe’s remorseful tone emphasizes the wrongdoing in the excerpt.

Answer 1

The second option is correct.
The melancholy in the tone emphasizes the effects of the grief and the grieving described in the excerpt.