Answer:
The reader learns that the speaker is an educated man.
Explanation:
Using the process of elimination, that one makes the most sense. 
 
        
             
        
        
        
I’d say c but don’t quote me lol
        
             
        
        
        
As there is no passage to compare to Poe´s story,here is a list of some characteristics of Gothic literature that may help you to compare both texts:
The main traits of Gothic literature are mystery and the presence of supernatural  elements. Like in the "the Raven", Gothic style aims at creating a mood of fear, anxiety, terror and /or horror by playing with reality. The reader will soon be questioning what is written.This chaos of intrincate plots is narrated in an elaborate writing style.
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
Peaceful
Explanation:
"Then foxes barked in the hills and deer silently crossed the fields, half hidden in the mists of the fall mornings." That sounds way peaceful.