Question

Select the correct text in the passage.

Which of these stanzas from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe represents the speaker's desire to be free from his sorrow and memories of
Lenore?
Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken,
"Doubtless," sald I, what it utters is its only stock and store,
Caught from some unhappy master whom unmerciful Disaster
Followed fast and followed faster till his songs one burden bore-
Till the dirges of his Hope that melancholy burden bore
or Never-nevermore.
Then, methought, the alr grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer
Swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor.
"Wretch." I cried, "thy God hath lent thee-by these angels he hath sent thee
Respite-respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenorel
Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget this lost Lenorel"
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."
"Prophetr" sald 1, "thing of evill-prophet still, if bird or devill
By that Heaven that bends above us-by that God we both adore-
Tell this coul with sorrow laden if within the distant Aldenn
hts reserved.

Answer 1

Answer: Stanza 2.

Then, methought, the alr grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer

Swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor.

"Wretch." I cried, "thy God hath lent thee-by these angels he hath sent thee

Respite-respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenorel

Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget this lost Lenorel"

Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."

Step-by-step explanation:

It is like he is begging God to take away his hurt and pain - or let him die so he does not have to miss her any longer