The Fall of the House of Usher By Edgar Allan Poe

Shaking off what must have been a dream, I scanned more narrowly the real aspect of the building. It’s principal feature seem to be that of an excessive antiquity. The discoloration of ages has been great. Minute fungi over spread the whole exterior, hanging in a fine tangled web-work from the eaves. Yeah all this was apart from any extraordinary dilapidation. No portion of the Masonary had fallen; and there appeared to be a wild inconsistency between all its perfect adaptation of parts, and the crumbling condition of the individual stones. In this there was much That reminded me of the spacious totality of all the woodwork which has rotted for a long years and some neglected vote, with no disturbance from the breath of the external air. Beyond this indication of extensive decay however, The fabric gave little token of instability. Perhaps the eye of a scrutinizing observer might have discovered a barely perceptible fissure, which, Extending from the roof of the building in front, made its way down the wall in a zigzag direction, until it became lost in the Sullen waters of the tarn.

Read this line from The Fall Of The House Of Usher:

No portion of the masonry had fallen; and there appeared to be a wild inconsistency between its still perfect adaptation of parts, and the crumbling condition of the individual stones

What does the narrator mean when he writes that there was a wild inconsistency in the house? (2 points)

A. Some parts were decayed, while others were neatly organized.

B. The building appeared haunted by something.

C. There was a person living there who didn’t belong.

D. A few decisions were made that the narrator did not understand.