Question

23.3619002_literature and composition iv semester b_71
edgar allan poe’s “the tell - tale heart”
reading with an appropriate tone
no doubt i now grew very pale;—but i talked more fluently, and
with a heightened voice. yet the sound increased—and what
could i do? it was a low, dull, quick sound—much such a
sound as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton. i gasped
for breath—and yet the officers heard it not. i talked more
quickly—more vehemently; but the noise steadily increased.
—\the tell - tale heart,\
edgar allan poe
which tone should a reader use when reading the passage aloud?
thankful
calm
anxious

Explanation:

The passage shows the narrator growing pale, gasping for breath, and talking more frantically as an unheard (to others) sound increases. This reflects rising panic and unease, which matches an anxious tone. Thankful and calm do not align with the narrator's distressed state.

Answer:

anxious