Mood and Narrative Techniques in "Lather and Nothing Else” — Unit test
Question 7 • TRECA Applied English 9-221
Read this stanza from "The Raven."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."
Answer
A
the reader knows what is making the noise while the speaker does not.
B
the speaker and the reader wait again to find out what is making the noise.
C
the tapping gets louder, which foreshadows that the noise is made by a bird.
D
the wind gets stronger and makes more noise against the speaker’s window.
Explanation
The speaker hears a louder tapping but is not yet sure what is causing it. He guesses that it is at the window and says he will investigate, while the reader also has to wait to learn the source. The stanza builds suspense rather than revealing that the noise comes from a bird or stronger wind.
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