Question

Read this line from Fall of the House of Usher:

I scanned more narrowly the real aspect of the building.

What action does the narrator describe in this line?

Speaking to his friend
Leaving the house
Arguing with his friend
Looking around the house

Answer 1

the last one is the right answer

Answer 2

Answer: d. looking around the house

Explanation: The action that is described in this line from "The Fall of the House of Usher", by Edgar Allan Poe, is Looking around the house. The narrator is arriving to the House of Usher. He was summoned there by Roderick Usher, a school-friend of his. When he sees the house from a distance he looks around the house to watch the effects of time and the gloomy surroundings.