Summarize how the speaker views the raven over the course of the poem. cite evidence in you answer.

The speaker is in a melancholic state in the poem. He views the raven as a visitor who had come knocking. As the poem progresses, he attaches more importance to the raven.

The points that prove the speaker’s connection to the raven are:

Thus, his views on the raven are elevated throughout the poem. The raven is suitable to the sad setting of the poem and the poet’s mind.

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Summary of how the speaker views the raven:

Explanation:

At first, the speaker hears a strange noise, and without knowing that it was the raven, he detracts from it by saying: "" Tis some visitor, "I muttered," tapping at my chamber door. Only this, and nothing more. "

Then he uses the raven to calm his thoughts about Lenore and repeats again: "'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door; Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door; -This it is, and nothing more."

The presence of the raven begins to bother the speaker, who tried to "apologize" to the visitor for not having heard him: "But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping. And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door. That I scarce was sure I heard you "

As the story progresses, the speaker begins to be tortured by this raven that the only thing he says is "Nevermore."

Finally, this despair leads him to realize that he will no longer find another love like Lenore, and that she will never return: “It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name LenoreClasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore.” Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."

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explanation:

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)