Question

read the following passage from "the tell-tale heart": the old man was dead. i removed the bed and examined the corpse. yes, he was stone, stone dead. i placed my hand upon the heart and held it there many minutes. there was no pulsation. he was stone dead. his eye would trouble me no more. what does poe use in this passage to create a sense of doom, as if reality is pounding on the narrator? a. personification b. imagery c. repetition d. metaphor

Answer 1

What does poet use in this passage to create a sense of doom, as if reality is pounding on the narrator?

Answer: The poet uses repetition in this passage to create a sense of doom, as if reality is pounding on the narrator. The correct answer would be choice C).

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Answer 2

The correct answer for the question above  is letter c. Poe used repetition in this passage to create a sense of doom, as if reality is pounding on the narrator. The use of stone is repeated three times in the passage.