The first time the narrator hears the rapping at the door, he answers it to find that there is no one there. He whispers his dead lover's name, Lenore, hears it echo back to him, and then he turns back into his room, feeling upset anew. He then hears "a tapping somewhat louder than before" (line 32). He hears that something is tapping at his window, and he assumes it is the result of the...
The first time the narrator hears the rapping at the door, he answers it to find that there is no one there. He whispers his dead lover's name, Lenore, hears it echo back to him, and then he turns back into his room, feeling upset anew. He then hears "a tapping somewhat louder than before" (line 32). He hears that something is tapping at his window, and he assumes it is the result of the wind blowing and nothing more. He opens up the shutters, and a strange raven steps into the room via the now open window. The raven does not seem at all afraid or wary of the narrator; in fact, the narrator describes the bird as acting as though it were a lord or lady. The raven perches on a bust of Athena that the speaker has standing above the door to the room.
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