Read this stanza from Edgar Allan Poe's "A Dream Within a Dream." Which statement best describes how tone contributes to the theme of this poem?
OA. The tone is desolate and helps express the speaker's anguish about being unable to hang onto life.
ОВ. The tone is morbid and helps underscore the speaker's sadness at not being able to clasp the grains of sand.
Ос. The tone is resigned and reinforces the speaker's decision to stop fighting the inevitable passing of time.
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NE