Question

the raven questions

1. which of the following best describes the relationship between the speaker and lenore?

a. lenore was the speakers lover who died.
b. lenore is the speakers enemy and has cursed him.
c. lenore was the speakers lover who broke up with him.
d. lenore is the speakers friend with whom the speaker is secretly in love with

1. part a: which of the following best describes a central theme of the text?

a. loss and grief can have powerful effects on the mind.
b. the supernatural is proof that death is not the end.
c. fear is only a state of mind, and cannot significantly harm anyone.
d. evil deeds will always come back to haunt us.

1. part b: which of the following quote best supports the answer to part a??

a. \tis some visitor, i muttered, tapping at my chamber door — / only this and nothing more.\ (lines 5 - 6)
b. \eagerly i wished the morrow; — vainly i had sought to borrow / from my books surcease of sorrow — sorrow for the lost lenore — \ (lines 9 - 10)
c. \then, upon the velvet sinking, i betook myself to linking / fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore — / what this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore / meant in croaking nevermore.\ (lines 69 - 72)
d. \then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer / swung by seraphim whose foot - falls tinkled on the tufted floor.\ (lines 79 - 80)
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Explanation:

For question 1, in The Raven, Lenore is depicted as the speaker's deceased lover. For question 2, the poem explores how the speaker's grief over Lenore's death affects his mental state (e.g., his obsession with the raven). For question 3, option C shows the speaker's pre - occupation with Lenore (sorrow for the lost Lenore) and his mental unraveling as he fixates on the raven's "Nevermore".

Answer:

1. A. Lenore was the speaker's lover who died.
2. A. Loss and grief can have powerful effects on the mind.
3. C. "Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking / Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore — / What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore / Meant in croaking 'Nevermore.'" (Lines 69 - 72)