Question

from the same source i have not taken
my sorrow—i could not awaken
my heart to joy at the same tone—
and all i lov’d—llov’d alone—
then—in my childhood—in the dawn
of a most stormy life—was drawn
from ev’ry depth of good and ill
the mystery which binds me still—
from the torrent, or the fountain—
from the red cliff of the mountain—
from the sun that ‘round me roll’d
in its autumn tint of gold—
from the lightning in the sky
as it pass’d me flying by—
from the thunder, and the storm—
and the cloud that took the form
(when the rest of heaven was blue)
of a demon in my view—

which of the bolded lines from poe’s poem shows characteristics of a dark romantic poem?

my passions from a common spring—
from the sun that ‘round me roll’d
in its autumn tint of gold—
of a demon in my view—

Explanation:

Dark Romanticism emphasizes the grotesque, supernatural, and exploration of human darkness. The line referencing a demon directly incorporates a supernatural, menacing element that aligns with core characteristics of Dark Romantic poetry, unlike the other options which focus on mundane or natural, non-dark imagery.

Answer:

Of a demon in my view--