Sleep came not near my couch — while the hours waned and waned away. I struggled to reason off the nervousness which had dominio
n over me. I endeavored to believe that much, if not all of what I felt, was due to the bewildering influence of the gloomy furniture of the room — of the dark and tattered draperies, which, tortured into motion by the breath of a rising tempest, swayed fitfully to and fro upon the walls, and rustled uneasily about the decorations of the bed. But my efforts were fruitless. —“The Fall of the House of Usher,”
Edgar Allan Poe
Which setting details cause the narrator to feel uneasy? Check all that apply.
1-the dark furniture
2-the cry of a wolf in the distance
3-the uncomfortable couch
4-the curtains that sway because of an approaching storm
In this passage, the setting details that cause the narrator to feel uneasy are: (1) the dark furniture and (4) the curtains that sway because of an approaching storm.
Reference to the dark furniture is made in the lines <em>"...the gloomy furniture of the room"</em> and reference to the curtains that sway is made in the lines <em>"the dark and tattered draperies, which, tortured into motion by the breath of a rising tempest, swayed fitfully to and fro upon the walls, and rustled uneasily about the decorations of the bed".</em>
Yes, sending Americans to other countries is a good idea because we can see the reasoning behind why others want to come to the US so bad. We have some things easier and America, so it would be an eye opener to us.