Click to read the passage from "The Fall of the House of Usher," by Edgar Allan Poe. Then answer the question,
How does the setting in this passage help to create suspense?
A. The mention of heavens makes the story feel spiritual.
B. The horseback rider indicates the story takes place in another
century.
C. The darkness makes the setting feel disturbing.
D. The fact that the house has a name indicates wealth.

C. The darkness makes the setting feel disturbing.

Explanation:

The setting in this passage helps to create suspense because the darkness as described made the setting disturbing and gave it a sense of impending doom.

The description here in the opening paragraph "During the whole of a dull. dark and soundless day..." makes the setting have a dangerous feel because it gives the sense that danger is lurking nearby and anything can happen.