Read this passage from "the black cat": "by the bye, gentlemen, this this is a very well constructed house." [in the rabid desire to say something easily, i scarcely knew what i uttered at all.] "i may say an excellently well constructed house. these walls — are you going, gentlemen? " what technique is poe using in this passage to develop the narrator's character?

Read the following lines from wordsworth's poem and answer the question. for oft, when on my couch i lie in vacant or in pensive mood, they flash upon that inward eye which is the best paraphrase of these lines? despite being able to plant my own daffodils, i prefer remembering the ones by the bay. if i feel very sad, i look inside myself for courage to face the day with my eyes open. oftentimes, i become so tired and overwhelmed that i lay down and think of daffodils. when i am feeling empty or concerned, the sight of the daffodils comes to my mind.