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Which five words in this excerpt from "the raven" by edgar allan poe create an ominous and spooky atmosphere? Ah, distinctly i remember it was in the bleak december, and each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor. Eagerly i wished the morrow; —vainly i had sought to borrow from my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost lenore— for the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name lenore— nameless here for evermore.

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This is a tough one--I tried...

-bleak

-ghost

-dying

-sorrow

-nameless??


Other options

-maiden

-angel

-vainly

-Lenore (pretty sure this means light)

User Chris Hepner
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Bleak, dying, ghost, sorrow, and lost.

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