Which of these lines from “the raven” by edgar allan poe to create the dark and gloomy tone of the poem?
a) "'tis some visiter entreating entrance at my chamber door—
some late visiter entreating entrance at my chamber door;
b) once upon a midnight dreary, while i pondered weak and weary,
over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—
c) "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—
d) bird or beast above the sculptured bust above his chamber door,
with such name as "nevermore."

The correct answer is B. Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,

Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—

Explanation:

In poetry and other types of literary works, the tone is mainly established through the description of the setting, the use of words and others that define the attitude of the author towards the elements described in the text and is also linked to the general atmosphere.

In the case of the poem "The Raven" by Edgar Alan Poe the tone in this is mainly dark and gloomy and this is mainly created in the section "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—" because in this the setting is described "midnight dreary" which is linked to darkness and also the detail "while I pondered weak and weary" supports the general gloomy and dark tone of poem; besides this, these lines are the first ones in the poem and therefore the first element that describes and sets the tone that is preserved during all the poem.

femininity is conveyed through bernice's personality. she doesn't act how the other girls act and everyone thinks she is weird. she learns how to act in a way that was considered femininely appropriate at the time. she becomes so popular but her attempts to be liked end up backfiring when she is pressured into bobbing her hair. the author wrote that bernice cut off her cousin's hair in revenge for tricking her to cut her hair. this was the authors way of trying to change the way feminine is defined and the way women are expected to act.

depends on your school

when i was in high school i took ap biology my senior year and it was the hardest one for me because my teacher finished the material within the first month of school and then went on to doing advanced college level it was horrible. but at a nearby school ap biology was one of the easier aps. also, it depends on what you are interested i like math a lot so ap calculus was easier for me than most but i hate history so ap us government was harder for me than most.