Question

read the following quotation. i again paused, and holding the flambeaux over the mason - work, threw a few feeble rays upon the figure within. which of the following answer choices best explains how this quotation reflects the style of gothic literature? a it uses realistic and everyday language. b it uses dramatic and descriptive language. c it uses poetic and symbolic language. craft and structure: from \the cask of amontillado,\ edgar allan poe. the passage is from \the cask of amontillado\ by edgar allan poe. the narrator, montresor, claims to have sustained insult after insult from his acquaintance fortunato. to lure him home, montresor tells fortunato that he is consulting another wine expert whether some wine is true amontillado. fortunato insists that he will test it himself. montresor leads fortunato into the vaults under his home. read the passage. then, answer the question. they each have two flambeaux, and giving one to fortunato, bowed him through a suite of rooms to the archway that led into the vaults. i passed down a long and winding staircase, warning him to be cautious as he followed. we came at length to the foot of the descent and stood together upon the damp ground of the catacombs of the montresors. in the remote end of the crypt there appeared another less spacious. its walls had been lined with human remains, piled to the vault overhead, in the fashion of the great catacombs of paris. three sides of this interior crypt were still ornamented in this manner. from the fourth side

Explanation:

Gothic literature often features dramatic and descriptive language to create a sense of mystery, horror, and suspense. The given quotation with its description of the narrator's actions in the vaults and the setting has such dramatic and descriptive elements.

Answer:

B. It uses dramatic and descriptive language.