Read the excerpt from edgar allan poe’s "the pit and the pendulum." which two descriptions best fit the mood of the passage?

a fearful idea now suddenly drove the blood in torrents upon my heart, and for a brief period, i once more relapsed into insensibility. upon recovering, i at once started to my feet, trembling convulsively in every fibre. i thrust my arms wildly above and around me in all directions.

a. suspense

b. terror

c. mental confusion

d. loneliness

e. sadness