LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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his enemy stalking him
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the wind blowing the door open
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someone at the door
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his friends playing tricks on him
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Detailed explanation-1: -At first what does the speaker think the noise is? Someone knocking at his door. When the narrator opens the door and looks out, what does he expect to see? His lost Lenore.
Detailed explanation-2: -What does the speaker in the Raven feel when her first thinks that Lenore may be at his door? Hope then terror. When the speaker describes Lenore as nameless here for evermore what does he mean? No one will speak Lenore’s name because the angels took her.
Detailed explanation-3: -In stanza 5, what does the speaker see when he opens the door? What does he hear and see? The narrator sees only darkness and he hears the sound of Lenore as an echo.
Detailed explanation-4: -When he initially sees the raven, he acts amused, asking it its name in comically dramatic, lofty terms. Even after it first states its ominous refrain, the speaker rationalizes the bird’s behavior instead of succumbing to panic or despair.
Detailed explanation-5: -How does the narrator respond to the noise he hears? Who does he think is there? He gets very scared and he thinks lenor is at the door.