Read the following lines from “The Raven”:

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
“’is some visitor,” I muttered, “Tapping at my chamber door—
Only this, and nothing more.”

Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December,
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
What mood do the underlined words help create?
A. anger
B. anxiousness
C. despair
D. restlessness

dreary, weak and weary says despair to me.

I think either C or D

Not sure which one to be honest....

C

Yes, the underlined words help create a mood of despair.

D. Restlessness

To determine the mood created by the underlined words in these lines from "The Raven," we need to consider the overall tone and atmosphere conveyed. The words "weak and weary," "nearly napping," and "bleak December" suggest a sense of exhaustion, weariness, and darkness. The atmosphere is somber and melancholic.

Based on these observations, the mood that the underlined words help create is D. restlessness. The repetition of words like "dreary" and "weary" along with the descriptions of the dying embers and the tapping at the chamber door contribute to a sense of restlessness in the speaker's state of mind.