LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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Question
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Near the end of the poem, the narrator asks the Raven two questions to which the bird answers, “Nevermore.” These questions concern-
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the success of the speaker’s literary works
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Lenore’s love for the speaker
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what will happen after death
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the bird’s purpose in visiting the speaker
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -” What does the narrator ask of the raven? ‘’Tell me what thy lordly name is? ‘’
Detailed explanation-2: -He eventually grows angry and shrieks at the raven, calling it a devil and a thing of evil. The poem ends with the raven still sitting on the bust of Pallas and the narrator, seemingly defeated by his grief and madness, declaring that his soul shall be lifted “nevermore."
Detailed explanation-3: -Why is the narrator asking the bird questions? He thinks the bird was sent as a messenger from a greater being. He has no one else to talk to and is glad for the company. He knows the bird won’t answer, but it gives him a chance to express himself.
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