1. Which statement best describes how the Washington times introduced it earthquake in the first article? A. the author focuses on the noise of the calamity and gripped the people.

B. The author compares the entire city to small usable movable objects to describe how the earthquake physically destroyed buildings.

C. The author explains how the earthquake destroyed a peaceful and idyllic city scene through vivid imagery that is very relatable to the reader.

D. the author focuses on the appearance of the city following the earthquake to help readers understand how the Earth move during the quake.​

Read the excerpt from poe’s "the fall of the house of usher." his ordinary occupations were neglected or forgotten. he roamed from chamber to chamber with hurried, unequal, an objectless step. the pallor of his countenance had assumed, if possible, a more ghastly hue -- but the luminousness of his eye had utterly gone out. which statement best describes the effect of the narration on the story? the narration reveals usher’s feelings of discouragement. the narration reveals usher’s absent-mindedness after his loss. the narration suggests usher’s confusion in the wake of his loss. the narration suggests usher’s mental decline after his sister’s death.