Which of the following is a really bad word:

a. the a word
b. the b word
c. the c word
d. the d word

(this is a serious question my ela teacher asked me this on my homework i swear on my grade)

lemme see i dont think i know that one h

answer: "the beating heart symbolizes the narrator's conscience, or his sense of guilt and wrongdoing" so its b

explanation:

"to look at him, or hear him describe it, he had no guilt. however, poe decided to symbolize this man's subconscious guilt through the heartbeat."