Question

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.

How does this incident move the action of the poem forward?

This is a turning point in the poem, as the speaker begins to accept his loss.

The speaker refers to Lenore for the very first time here; the reader does not yet know who Lenore is.

This is a turning point in the poem, as the speaker begins to descend into madness.

The speaker again refers to Lenore, and the reader sees that his sorrow is all about his lost love.

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

By reading the stanza, you can tell he is really struck with fear when he realizes there isn't anyone at his door. You can also tell he is desperate for his wife by how he calls to her, even with her being dead and no one in sight. He calls to her as if there is slight hope that it is her coming back from the dead.

The narrator stares into the darkness. He stares. He stares some more. He starts dreaming about the impossible and finally whispers “Lenore.” “Lenore” is echoed back.

Step-by-step explanation:

We begin to sense the heartbreak experienced by the narrator. He so longs for his lost love that he begins whispering her name, desperately hoping for a response. Does he actually hear a response or is he hallucinating?