The speaker is thinking about a woman named Lenore. The stanza expresses his sorrow for her loss and reflects on his memories of her, emphasizing the emotional weight she carries in his thoughts.
The Raven
by Edgar Allan Poe
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.
What is the speaker thinking about in this stanza?
a woman named Lenore
his uncomfortable room
his guilty conscience
a terribly sad book
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