How does Edgar Allan Poe create suspense in this stanza?

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This question seeks to explore the techniques Edgar Allan Poe employs to create suspense in the following stanza from “The Raven.” Specifically, what literary devices, word choices, or structural elements does Poe use to evoke tension and anticipation in this excerpt?

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This question is about the following stanza from “The Raven:”Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer, “Sir,” said I, “or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore; But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping, And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door, That I scarce was sure I heard you”–here I opened wide the door– Darkness there and nothing more. How does Edgar Allan Poe create suspense in this stanza? The source of the noise is not yet revealed, as no one is standing at the door.Explanation: The uncertainty about what is going on and who or what is doing the “tapping” behind the narrator’s door builds suspense, makes the narrator’s soul grow stronger and makes the readers feel anxious and excited about the mysterious situation, and then the narrator goes and opens the door but there is no one!: “Darkness there and nothing more.”

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In this stanza, the character thinks there is someone at the door, from the faint tapping on his door. He awakes with the noise, and when he gets to the door, there is no one there.         So, the way Edgar Allan Poe creates suspense is through the source of the noise that is not yet revealed, as no one is standing att the door.

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cExplanation:

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Edgar Allan Poe creates suspense in this stanza because The source of the noise is not yet revealed, as no one is standing at the door. Explanation:Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Rave” is a classic example of a suspense story, it has dark and deep moments when the reader can connect with the emotions of the narrator, this excerpt shows the moment when the reader, as well as the narrator, has the feeling that someone is around there and something is about to happen but the rhythm of the story let us know that in a slow pace.

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It’s C in edg 2020Explanation:

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Read this stanza from “The Raven.”Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,“Sir,” said I, “or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore;But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping,And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door,That I scarce was sure I heard you”–here I opened wide the door–Darkness there and nothing more.Question: How does Edgar Allan Poe create suspense in this stanza?Options:A) The darkness in the hallway foreshadows the dark bird’s entrance in the room.B) The pacing is slowed down as the action of opening the door is delayed.C) The source of the noise is not yet revealed, as no one is standing at the door.D) The speaker believes that he has a visitor to his room, which turns out to be true. The correct answer is option: C) The source of the noise is not yet revealed, as no one is standing at the door.Explanation: Edgar Allan Poe narrates a very suspenseful moment where the nervous main character walks up to the chamber door, slowly turns the knob, and finds nothing. The room seems to have a creepy atmosphere, especially after the tapping at his chamber door.

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the answer is c Explanation:

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The speaker believes that he has a visitor to his room, which turns out to be true.

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Edgar Allan Poe create suspense in this stanza by not revealing the source of the noise, because no one is standing at the door when the speaker opened the door. The correct option is C. In the excerpt given above, the speaker was sleeping in his room when he heard someone knocking his door. Before he open the door, he was explain to the knocker while he he did not open the door earlier; when he eventually opened the door, nobody was at the door.

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The answer is C because nothing being there creates the suspense

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