This statement creates mood in the excerpt: "<span>In the startled ear of night." It connotes that the setting is already dark, dim, shocking, and creepy. Poe's clever use of words and how he descriptively creates the settings of his poems makes him a classic artist of his time and through this generation as well. </span>
I think it's D because A is correct B could be right and C is wrong. But the answer D is basically A and B combined. I know i explained that horribly but D should be correct.
