Select the correct answer. How does the image reflect what is emphasized in the passage?
A.
The image represents the life of the serfs whom Chichikov encounters.
B.
The image reflects the description of the landowner whom Chichikov meets.
C.
The image depicts the woman leading Chichikov to the owner of the house.
D.
The image shows the attitude of Chichikov when entering the village.

I think the answer is B: The image represents the life of the serfs whom Chichikov encounters.

Explanation:

Proceeding from the assumption that repeating something enhances both the effect and the importance of the statement, the repetition of "nevermore" reiterates the grief, despair and fatalistic hopelessness of the speaker in the poem.

I am from a school of literary criticism that doesn't concern itself much with the "intended effect" of an author. However, the mournful refrain of nevermore seems to serve both literary purposes (it is a device in the rhyme scheme) within the structure of the poem, as well as reiterate the central themes of the poem: alienation, grief, despair, hopelessness and ultimately, death.