Amid the thought of the fiery destruction that impended, the idea of the coolness of the well came over my soul like balm. i rushed to its deadly brink. i threw my straining vision below. the glare from the enkindled roof illumined its inmost recesses. yet, for a wild moment, did my spirit refuse to comprehend the meaning of what i saw. at length it forced—it wrestled its way into my soul—it burned itself in upon my shuddering reason. o for a voice to speak! —oh, horror! —oh, any horror but this! with a shriek i rushed from the margin and buried my face in my hands—weeping bitterly.

which word best describes the narrator in the passage above?

a. humorous
b. determined
c. frightened
d. insensitive

The correct answer is C. Frightened

Explanation:

In literary works, the narrator is the entity or character that describes the events that occur in a story and also conveys a specific attitude and tone through descriptive details, the election of words, etc. In the text presented, the narrator can be described mainly as "frightened" because this narrator describes a risky situation "thought of the fiery destruction" and he seems to be extremely scared or frightened about it while trying to avoid it which is shown in details such as "I rushed to its deadly brink" or "oh, horror!—oh, any horror but this!". Also, the election of words conveys the same feeling as the narrator uses the words "deadly", "shuddering", " horror" and "weeping bitterly".

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