From that chamber, and from that mansion, i fled aghast. the storm was still abroad in all its wrath as i found myself crossing the old causeway. suddenly there shot along the path a wild light, and i turned to see whence a gleam so unusual could have issued. which best describes the impact of poe’s tone in the excerpt?
a. poe’s frantic tone highlights the chaos of the excerpt.
b. poe’s angry tone highlights the frustration of the excerpt.
c. poe’s condemning tone highlights the judgment of the excerpt.
d. poe’s serene tone highlights the beauty of the excerpt.

Poe’s frantic tone highlights the chaos of the excerpt.

"The Fall of the House of Usher" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe first published in 1839.

The correct answer between all the choices given is the first choice or letter A. I am hoping that this answer has satisfied your query and it will be able to help you in your endeavor, and if you would like, feel free to ask another question.

A. Poe’s frantic tone highlights the chaos of the excerpt.

Explanation: the tone of a sentence or a text is the author's or speaker's attitude towards the audience, the subject or even the characters of the text. There are many different kinds of tones: positive, negative, objective, happy, sad, angry, etc. In the given excerpt we can see that Poe uses a frantic tone, and with that he highlights the chaos of the excerpt, we can identify the frantic tone in words like aghast, fled, suddenly, unusual, etc.

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