In paragraph 5, which phrase best contributes to the narrator’s tone of panic and anxiety ?

This question is about "The Imp of the P3rv3rs3" by Edgar Allan Poe

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A. "uttered these words"

B. "gasped for breath"

C. "walked vigorously"

D. "formless shadow"

B. "gasped for breath"

Explanation:

The fifth paragraph of the text shows a moment of intense terror and fear that the narrator experienced after visualizing a ghostly shadow approaching him. The fright makes the narrator have a kind of panic attack, where, desperately, he runs through the streets, like a madman, trying to escape this horror he feels. The narrator shows that he is experiencing a very strong anxiety attack, which is evidenced by the words "gasped for breath" which is one of the main symptoms of this type of situation.

the underline word is basically like a prepositional phrase.