When the speaker first hears the tapping, he becomes
anxious and feels that he is filled with "fantastic terrors." He attempts to calm
himself by reasoning that he simply has a late-night visitor. However, when he opens
the door and sees that no one is there, the speaker's anxiety returns, and he begins to
think that the ghost of Lenore is in the hallway. When he whispers the name "Lenore!"
all he hears in return is the echo of his own voice. The confirmation that there is no
ghost in the hallway angers the speaker because he has been tormented by the loss of
Lenore. His reactions to the tapping and his actions in the hallway suggest that the
speaker has not yet let go of his lost love.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
In "The Raven," what does the speaker begin to feel about the tapping? What happens when he whispers Lenore?Getting at meaning.
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