What type of mood is created in this excerpt from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe? Select 2 answers.


Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning,

Soon again I heard a tapping something louder than before.

"Surely," said I, "surely that is something at my window lattice;

Let me see, then, what thereat is and this mystery explore—

Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore;—

'Tis the wind and nothing more.


Mysterious

Tragic

Hopeless

Lonely

Fearful

Verified Answer :

This excerpt is lonely and mysterious. It is lonely because it sounds like the one speaking is locking their soul or internal feelings into a place of their own, a place of solitude. The mystery comes in because one must slow down and explore their own heart and thoughts. What exactly is it we are looking for inside ourselves?

Answer: A. Mysterious