Answer:
individualism; spontaneity; freedom from rules; solitary life rather than life in society; the beliefs that imagination is superior to reason and devotion to beauty; love of and worship of nature;
Explanation:
This statement creates mood in the excerpt: "<span>In the startled ear of night." It connotes that the setting is already dark, dim, shocking, and creepy. Poe's clever use of words and how he descriptively creates the settings of his poems makes him a classic artist of his time and through this generation as well. </span>
