Question

Read this stanza from "The Raven."

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.
This stanza creates suspense because both the speaker and the reader wonder whether
a. Lenore actually lived.
b. the ghost of Lenore will appear.
c. the raven will fly through the door.
d. the raven is the ghost of Lenore.

Answer 1

B. the ghost of Lenore will appear.

Step-by-step explanation:

“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.”