The speaker in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” tells the reader something important about himself. What do we learn about the speaker?
He is educated and thoughtful.
He is lonely and grieving.
He is stressed because of the work he needs to do.
He is recovering from a physical malady.
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He is lonely and grieving. This is evident in the speaker's mourning for his lost Lenore, which is the driving force behind the poem. The speaker's despair and longing for his lost love set the tone for the entire poem's haunting and melancholic atmosphere.