On the cushion’s velvet lining that the lamp-light gloated o’er,
But whose velvet-violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o’er,
She shall press, ah, nevermore!
Answer choices for the above question
A. The narrator is not very intelligent, despite the fact that he is one of the wealthiest people in the country.
B. The velvet cushion is so soft and comfortable that the narrator has started to dream.
C. The raven is a reflection of the narrator’s grief for his beloved.
D. The narrator has mistaken the raven for his love, returned from the dead.Which line from the text best supports the correct answer to the previous question?
Answer choices for the above question
A. “This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing”
B. “To the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom’s core”
C. “This and more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining”
D. “But whose velvet violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o’er / She shall press, ah, nevermore!”
1 answer
The inference that is most strongly supported by the passage is:
C. The raven is a reflection of the narrator’s grief for his beloved.
The line from the text that best supports this answer is:
D. “But whose velvet violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o’er / She shall press, ah, nevermore!”
This line suggests a deep sense of longing and loss associated with the narrator's feelings about someone he has lost, which connects to the raven as a physical manifestation of his grief.
