Read the fifth stanza from “The Raven.”
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before
But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token,
And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, "Lenore!"
This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, "Lenore!"
Merely this and nothing more.
Question
How does this incident move the action of the poem forward?
Answers
A This is a turning point in the poem, as the speaker begins to accept his loss.
B The speaker refers to Lenore for the very first time here; the reader does not yet know who Lenore is.
C This is a turning point in the poem, as the speaker begins to descend into madness.
D The speaker again refers to Lenore, and the reader sees that his sorrow is all about his lost love.