Edgar Allan Poe
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore-
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping - rapping at my chamber door.
"'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door-
Only this and nothing more."
Ah, distinctly I remember, it was in the bleak December,
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow - vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow - sorrow for the lost Lenore-
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore-
Nameless here for evermore.
And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
Thrilled me - filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;
So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating
"'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door-
Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door-
This it is and nothing more."
Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,
"Sir," said I, "or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore;
But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping,
And so faintly you came tapping - tapping at my chamber door,
That I scarce was sure I heard you - here I opened wide the door:-
Darkness there and nothing more.
From the information presented by Poe in the second stanza, what can be gathered about Lenore?
Responses
A She has lost her way in life.She has lost her way in life.
B The speaker is mourning her death.The speaker is mourning her death.
C She has confessed to a crime, though she is innocent.She has confessed to a crime, though she is innocent.
D She has a earthly name that is different from what the angels call her.
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The correct response is:
B The speaker is mourning her death.
In the excerpt, the speaker expresses sorrow for Lenore, describing her as the "lost Lenore" and referring to her as a "rare and radiant maiden" whom the "angels name Lenore," indicating that she is no longer present and that the speaker is grieving her loss.
The correct response is:
A The fire is burning out.
In these lines, the mention of "each separate dying ember" suggests that the fire is waning and fading, creating a somber atmosphere that reflects the narrator's mood. The imagery of the embers as "wrought its ghost upon the floor" further implies the extinguishing of the fire and the presence of a lingering, ghostly effect.
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