Question

During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country, and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher. —Poe, "The Fall of the House of Usher"

The words "of the year" after autumn could be considered unnecessary. What does the phrase add that might be helpful to a reader?

It suggests a way of speaking from long ago, helping to place the story in time.

Answer 1

During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country, and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher. —Poe, "The Fall of the House of Usher"

The words "of the year" after autumn could be considered unnecessary. What does the phrase add that might be helpful to a reader?

It suggests a way of speaking from long ago, helping to place the story in time.

It suggests a broad sense of time passing, as if the journey took longer than it did.

It suggests a sense of death and creates a feeling of growing gloom.

It suggests additional darkness and helps set a tone of despair.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

It suggests a way of speaking from long ago, helping to place the story in time.