Select the correct answer. Which statement best describes the effect of tone on the reader?
A.
The tone helps the reader interpret an author's attitude on a subject.
B.
The tone helps the reader interpret the structural plot path of a text.
C.
The tone helps the reader learn details about an author's background.
D.
The tone helps the reader make an informed decision about a subject.

Read the excerpt from poe’s "the fall of the house of usher." his ordinary occupations were neglected or forgotten. he roamed from chamber to chamber with hurried, unequal, an objectless step. the pallor of his countenance had assumed, if possible, a more ghastly hue -- but the luminousness of his eye had utterly gone out. which statement best describes the effect of the narration on the story? the narration reveals usher’s feelings of discouragement. the narration reveals usher’s absent-mindedness after his loss. the narration suggests usher’s confusion in the wake of his loss. the narration suggests usher’s mental decline after his sister’s death.