Plz help, will mark brainliest Why is the narrator reading at the beginning of “The Raven”?

He's reading to try to distract himself from the grief of losing a "rare and radiant maiden" named Lenore. ... Perhaps the gentle knocking on the door causes him to hope that it's Lenore, and he has to tell himself otherwise in order to quell the likely disappointment that reality will bring him.

answer: provide the speech

explanation:

no, i never do because that’s not the reason for what i speak to or of.