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.
Which best describes the difference between these two passages?
Responses
A There is no significant difference between these two passages.There is no significant difference between these two passages.
B The poem describes a raven in frightening terms, while the non-fiction passage provides objective facts about the bird.The poem describes a raven in frightening terms, while the non-fiction passage provides objective facts about the bird.
C The poem explains biological facts about ravens, while the non-fiction passage explains why ravens are so intelligent.The poem explains biological facts about ravens, while the non-fiction passage explains why ravens are so intelligent.
D The poem details the diet of ravens, while the non-fiction passage reveals the different meanings of ravens in several cultures.
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The correct response would be:
A There is no significant difference between these two passages.
This is because the provided excerpt from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe is a poem that portrays a mysterious and eerie atmosphere related to a raven. There is no non-fiction passage included in your text to compare it with, making it impossible to determine any differentiated characteristics.
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