The poem "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe evokes a range of emotions, including sadness, despair, fear, fascination, and obsession. Some specific words and actions in the poem that reflect these emotions are:
1. Sadness: The narrator's melancholic tone and mourning for his lost love Lenore. Example: "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary."
2. Despair: The narrator's desperation and hopelessness in finding solace from his sorrow. Example: "From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore."
3. Fear: The eerie atmosphere created by the tapping of the raven on the chamber door. Example: "And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain thrilled me—filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before."
4. Fascination: The narrator's captivation by the raven's appearance and mysterious behavior. Example: "Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking / Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore."
5. Obsession: The narrator's increasing fixation on the raven and seeking answers from it. Example: "Quoth the Raven 'Nevermore.'"
These emotions and corresponding words/actions contribute to the dark and somber atmosphere of the poem, creating a captivating and haunting effect on the reader.
In the raven What emotions are evoked through the story? What words or actions reflect that?
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