"The Raven"

Question

by Edgar Allen Poe

And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain

Thrilled me—filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;

So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating

"'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door—

Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door;—

This it is and nothing more."

"The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe

Question
Use the lines below to answer the question.

What is the mood of these lines?

(1 point)
Responses

energetic
energetic

anxious
anxious

determined
determined

hostile

Answer 1

The mood of these lines from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe is best described as anxious. The speaker expresses feelings of terror and unease, which are characteristic of an anxious mood. The repetition and the description of the rustling curtains emphasize this sense of anxiety and foreboding.