Read these stanzas from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe.
"Prophet!" said I, "thing of evil! -prophet still, if bird or devil! -
Whether Tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here
ashore,
Desolate yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted-
On this home by Horror haunted-tell me truly, I implore-
Is there-is there balm in Gilead? -tell me-tell me, I implore!"
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."
"Prophet!" said I, "thing of evil! -prophet still, if bird or devil!
By that Heaven that bends above us-by that God we both
adore-
Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn,
It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore-
Clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore."
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."
How does the raven saying evermore in this excerpt propel
the narrative action of the story?
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It lightens the initial mood as the speaker converses
with a talking bird.
Hopeful, the speaker calls out to Lenore, knowing she
is there.
Angered by the bird's answer, the peaker curses the
bird.
It confirms the speake will never se Lenore again,
pushing him closer to sanity.