An article is an official, and credible way to get infromation.
It is true that the expressionist described the world outside the character through the character's moods and impressions.
They are essential because they add feeling and the character expresses feeling when reading them.
You have 4 7/9, this is a proper fraction so changing this into an improper fraction you have to multiple your "larger" number (In this case 4), by the denominator (in this case 9) and then add that number to the numerator (in this case 7). You should end up with 43/9.
It represents the narrators wife, Lenore as he kept saying. And it also can be represented by demons. I Like your name btw.. cya