Question

and his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming, and the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor: and my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor shall be lifted-nevermore! According to "the philosophy of composition," what was Edgar Allan Poe trying to show in this stanza? A. that the speaker is going to die of a broken heart B. that the raven will forever be a symbol of the speaker's loss C. that the speaker will keep the raven as a pet to remind him of Lenore D. that the rave is a reincarnation of the speaker's lost love

Answer 1

The stanza from 'The Raven' indicates that the raven embodies the endless mourning and loss of the speaker for Lenore, showing that the speaker's grief will remain unlifted.

Step-by-step explanation:

In Edgar Allan Poe's philosophy of composition, he aimed to craft works that evoke a sense of beauty tied with melancholy. The stanza in question from The Raven illustrates that the raven is emblematic of perpetual mourning and loss. It symbolizes that the speaker's sorrow for Lenore will never lift, as implied by the raven's repeated utterances of 'Nevermore.' The streaming lamp-light casting the raven's shadow suggests that the darkness of grief has a tangible presence, anchoring the speaker in a state of ongoing despair. Therefore, the correct answer is B: that the raven will forever be a symbol of the speaker's loss.

Answer 2

This answer is B. That the raven will forever be a symbol of the speaker's loss.