Which best describes the impact of poe’s tone in the excerpt?
the pallor of his countenance had assumed, if possible, a more ghastly hue—but the luminousness of his eye had utterly gone out. the once occasional huskiness of his tone was heard no more; and a tremulous quaver, as if of extreme terror, habitually characterized his utterance.
a; poe’s critical tone emphasizes the judgment in the excerpt.
b; poe’s melancholy tone emphasizes the grieving in the excerpt.
c; poe’s disappointed tone emphasizes the failure in the excerpt.
d; poe’s remorseful tone emphasizes the wrongdoing in the excerpt.

The answer is B) Poe's melancholy tone emphasizes the grieving in the excerpt.

Explanation:

The excerpt we are analyzing here was taken from the short story "The Fall of the House of Usher", by Edgar Allan Poe. The tone the author uses in the excerpt is one of melancholy. The narrator is describing his friend Usher's appearance. Usher has been greatly affected by his sister's mysterious death. Words such as "pallor", "ghastly", and "tremulous" remind readers of sickness and death, emphasizing the grieving Usher has been going through.

Somehow, the deceased sister comes back from the dead. By this point, Usher and the narrator have been affected by the melancholy of the house. In the end, the narrator is still able to flee the house before it collapses.

today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).