Answer:
Basically, just describe what kind of emotions you think Poe was using for that main POV and if it were to be from the old man with a different color eye's POV how do you think he would have acted. you could also describe how you might think the old man was treated. Then you could Like try to describe what may have gone through his mind when a crazy man was trying to kill him.
Explanation:
It's been a while since I've read the story but I tried to answer the best I could with my memory, but anyways I just hope this helps a bit <3
1) b and a - A sparse crowd is one that is small and scattered.
2) c and b - To petrify someone is to terrify that person.
3) a and b - An intense pain is one that lasts for a long time.
4) a and b - A prone figure is one that is lying face down.
I think irving did a great job in creating suspense for that story.
I remember clearly the part when the character felt an eerie gazed in his bedroom and keep hearing unrecognized moan. That part is well written and will send chills to most of its reader's spine