Bede uses religious and even fantastical elements in his story about Caedmon to modern day readers these elements may seem out of place in a history what would the effect of these references have been during the time this work was published

Ill she not be here anon? is she not hurrying to upbraid me for my haste? have i not heard her footstep on the stair? do i not distinguish that heavy and horrible beating of her heart? what is the effect of parallelism in this excerpt? it emphasizes usher’s misunderstanding. it emphasizes usher’s love for his sister. it emphasizes usher’s psychological fixation. it emphasizes usher’s melancholy nature.