Question

Read this line from The Fall of the House of Usher:No portion of the masonry had fallen; and there appeared to be a wild inconsistency between its still perfect adaptation of parts, and the crumbling condition of the individual stonesWhat does the narrator mean when he writes that there was a wild inconsistency in the house?
A. Some parts were decayed, while others were neatly organized.B. The building appeared to be haunted by something.C. There was a person living there who didn't belong.D. A few decisions were made that the narrator did not understand.

Answer 1

Answer:

A.

Explanation:

The Fall of the House of Usher is a short Gothic story written by Edgar Allan Poe.

The story is about the narrator's visit to his friend, Roderick Usher's house. The narrator arrives at his friend's house and describes the structure of the house.

In the given excerpt, the narrator is describing the Usher's ancient house which is unearthly. The narrator observes the antiquity of the Usher's age-old mansion. The mansion is 'discolored' and 'fungi' is spread over the mansion. The narrator tells that even though the mansion is old none of its portion is fallen or broken.

The wild inconsistency that he is talking about in the excerpt is about the contrast between the parts that are perfectly adapted and the conditions of the stone that was crumbling.

So, the correct answer is option A.