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Stanza 1. In the first stanza, it states that it is a late, dark night yet the man is still awake. He begins to doze when he is awaken by a tap at the door. He calls out to them and asks who it may be but never got an answer.

Stanza 2. Following stanza 1, the man states that this is occurring in December. He then describes how the fire is slowly decreasing and he is very much mourning the loss of Lenore. He also states that finishing the book he was reading brought him great sorrow.

Stanza 3. The man shares that he is very frightened by the noises coming from outside and the tapping at the door makes it worse. He again asks who is at the door and receives no answer once more.

Stanza 4. Then he becomes brave and begins to get up to open the door. He asks for their apology because he was dozing off to sleep and almost believed he was just hearing …show more content…

When looking out the door, he becomes scared and unsure as to what was tapping on his door. He starts to dream that it was Lenore so he whispers her name and hears his echo but he knew she was not there.

Stanza 6. After discovering that there was indeed no one at the door, he furiously closes the door and hears the tapping again only much louder. He then assumes it is the window but later states that he believes it’s the wind.

Stanza 7. He opened the window and as he did a raven flies in. He seems to be shocked because it did not stop until it perched upon his door on top of a bust of the God of Wisdom.

Stanza 8. The man states that he begins to smile at the bird almost like it takes away his sorrow even if only for a moment, yet the bird still kept his stern look. He realizes that it is a very well-known bird and also what it is known for. He asks the raven what its name is and it replies with nevermore.

Stanza 9. He states that he is very surprised that this bird is in his room. He even states that no man is as lucky as him to experience this. He is also very intrigued that the raven spoke back to

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