This quote is an example of characterization as it explains the type of character Fortunato is "a man to be respected and even feared." It should be noted that Fortunato's name is an example of irony because in the end he is not fortunate.
Part a is: Loss and grief can have powerful effects on the mind.
Part b is: “Eagerly I wished the morrow; — vainly I had sought to borrow / From my books surcease of sorrow — sorrow for the lost Lenore — ” ( Lines 9-10)
