Question

10 points!!!

What does the speaker of “The Raven” have in common with the poet Edgar Allan Poe?



A.
Both the speaker and Poe suffered mental anguish and misery on losing their companions.

B.
Both the speaker and Poe believed that they interacted with a talking raven.

C.
Both the speaker and Poe lost a woman that they loved named Lenore.

D.
Both the speaker and Poe had become orphaned at a very young age.

Answer 1

C.

Both the speaker and Poe lost a woman that they loved named Lenore.

Edgar Allan Poe wrote this story as experience because he had a 19 year old wife he married I believe when he was in his 20's or 30's. She died due to a cancer and Edgar was lonely for the rest of his life he was also a drinker in his life.

Answer 2

They both had their love of their taken away form them