Question

Read this excerpt from The Raven.

here I opened wide the door–
Darkness there and nothing more.

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals 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.
Which best describes the imagery the poet is creating in this excerpt?

A.)The speaker goes to his bedroom door, opens the door, and finds his lover Lenore standing in the dark on the other side.
B.)The speaker opens his bedroom door into darkness and there is nothing there so he closes the door quickly and runs back to bed.
C.)The speaker opens his bedroom door, stands there a while, whispers into the darkness, “Lenore,” and hears this word echo softly but nothing more.
D.)The speaker opens his door as fast as he can to run into his room, away from the scary darkness in the hallway that has no lighting.

Answer 1

C The speaker opens his bedroom door, stands there a while, whispers into the darkness, "Lenore," and hears this word echo softly but nothing more.

Step-by-step explanation:

He hears it but he does not see her, because the main character has lost his wife he is mourning for her, it just echoed back but he didnt run he just heard it echoed back to him, it never mentions him seeing her to that is why it cannot be A, making the answer C.

Answer 2

here I opened wide the door– Darkness there and nothing more.

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,

Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals 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.

Which best describes the imagery the poet is creating in this excerpt?

A.)The speaker goes to his bedroom door, opens the door, and finds his lover Lenore standing in the dark on the other side.

B.)The speaker opens his bedroom door into darkness and there is nothing there so he closes the door quickly and runs back to bed.

C.)The speaker opens his bedroom door, stands there a while, whispers into the darkness, “Lenore,” and hears this word echo softly but nothing more.

D.)The speaker opens his door as fast as he can to run into his room, away from the scary darkness in the hallway that has no lighting.