Read the excerpt from "the raven." on the cushion's velvet lining that the lamp-light gloated o'er, but whose velvet violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o'er she shall press, ah, nevermore! why does the speaker use repetition in the phrases "lamp-light gloated o’er” and "lamp-light gloating o’er” in the excerpt? a. to show that the electric light is flickering on and off in the darkened room, which contributes to a frightful moodb. to emphasize that the light is shining on the spot where lenore will never sit again, which contributes to a lonely moodc. to show that the speaker is having trouble seeing even with the light of the lamp turned directly on the chair, which contributes to a mysterious moodd. to emphasize that the light is next to the chair where the speaker is sitting, which contributes to a sad mood

The right answer is the B: To emphasize that the light is shining on the spot where Lenore will never sit again, which contributes to a lonely mood. In this excerpt, as well as in others throughout the poem, Poe used repetition, specifically a figure of speech known as epistrophe, which consists of the repetition of the same word or words at the end of various phrases or sentences, in order to stress or emphasize the message.

The narrator is indeed very lonely, because he has lost Lenore, and, reclining on a cushion that is is being lit by a lamp, he realizes that her lover will no longer recline on that very same cushion.

B: To emphasize that the light is shining on the spot where Lenore will never sit again, which contributes to a lonely mood.

well, number 1, the 1920s was not economically prosperous until the start of the lend-lease act, which employed large amounts of people in producing equipment for the allies.

b. world war ii is your answer, because wwi had already ended at 1918, and the cold war was after 1945.

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