Question

read the excerpt from poes the fall of the house of usher.i looked upon the scene before me – upon the mere house, and the simple landscape features of the domain – upon the blank walls – upon the vacant eye-like windows – upon a few rank sedges – and upon a few white trunks of decayed trees – with an utter depression of soul.what is the effect of parallelism in this excerpt?it emphasizes the impressive size of the house of usher.it emphasizes the ominous feelings of the narrator.it emphasizes the frenzy of activity as the narrator approaches.it emphasizes the frustrating familiarity of the boyhood home.

Explanation:

The parallel structure of repeating "upon the..." lists decaying, gloomy details of the scene, building a slow, heavy tone that amplifies the narrator's deep, unsettling depression and the ominous, foreboding mood of the setting. The other options do not align: the passage does not focus on the house's size, frantic activity, or frustrating familiarity of a childhood home.

Answer:

It emphasizes the ominous feelings of the narrator.