Read the following excerpt. Then answer
the questions.
I looked upon the scene before
me-
upon the mere house, and
the simple landscape features of
the domain- upon the bleak
walls upon the vacant eyelike
windows-
-upon a few rank
sedges--and upon a few white
trunks of decayed trees--with an
utter depression of soul, which I
can compare to no earthly
sensation more properly than to
the afterdream of the reveler
upon opium-
the bitter lapse into
everyday life the hideous
dropping off of the veil. There
was an iciness, a sinking, a
sickening of the heart-
an unredeemed dreariness of
thought which no goading of the
imagination could torture into
aught of the sublime. What was it
-I paused to think-what was it
that so unnerved me in the
contemplation of the House of
Usher?
What is the author's purpose in this excerpt?
(1 point)
Oto persuade
Oto inform
Oto describe
O to interpret
Which poetic device is used in the sentence "There was
an iciness, a sinking, a sickening of the heart-"?
(1 point)
Oenjambment
metaphor
O consonance
assonance
Based on the style of the excerpt above, the author is
most likely
(I point)
Sarah Orne Jewett.
O William Bradford.
Phillis Wheatley.
Edgar Allan Poe.
Reread the first sentence of the excerpt above. Context
clues suggest that sedges are
(1 point)
Oplants.
houses.
mailboxes.
Obirds.
Which of the following statements best paraphrases the
second sentence of the excerpt above?
(I point)
Ol was depressed by the house and couldn't
ignore the feeling.
Ol was saddened by the house and began to
see it differently.
OI was confused by the house and began to
think it was imaginary.
OI was annoyed by the house and began to
believe it was alive.
The author's purpose in this excerpt is to describe the scene and convey the narrator's feelings of depression and unease.
The poetic device used in the sentence "There was an iciness, a sinking, a sickening of the heart-" is repetition or anaphora.
Based on the style of the excerpt above, the author is most likely Edgar Allan Poe.
Rereading the first sentence, context clues suggest that sedges are plants.
The best paraphrase of the second sentence would be "The house made me feel sad and changed my perception of it."
The author's purpose in this excerpt is to describe. This can be inferred from the detailed and vivid description of the scene and the emotions experienced by the narrator.
The poetic device used in the sentence "There was an iciness, a sinking, a sickening of the heart-" is repetition, specifically the use of anaphora. Anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences for emphasis or rhetorical effect.
Based on the style of the excerpt above, the author is most likely Edgar Allan Poe. This can be determined by the dark and melancholic tone, as well as the gothic elements present in the description.
Context clues suggest that sedges are plants. In the excerpt, the sedges are mentioned as part of the landscape features of the domain, along with white trunks of decayed trees. This suggests that sedges are a type of plant.
The statement that best paraphrases the second sentence of the excerpt is "I was saddened by the house and began to see it differently." This captures the "utter depression of soul" experienced by the narrator and the impact the house has on their perception.