Which of the following lines from "the raven" best illustrates how the author's word choice impacts the mood and the tone of the poem? a. "once upon a midnight dreary, while i pondered, weak and weary." b. "presently my soul grew stronger: hesitating then no longer," c. "doubting, dreaming dreams no mortah ever dared to dream before; " d. "nothing further then he uttered, not a feather then he fluttered--"

The line that best illustrates how the author's word choice impacts the mood and the tone of the poem is "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary."

These lines contain dark and grimm adjectives which are in the same tone as the poem is.

The other options don't have any word that can be seen as dismal as option A

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