When the raven first taps at the chamber door in “the raven” by edgar allan poe, it is midnight. what is the speaker’s first reaction to the tapping?

he hopes that it is a “rare and radiant maiden.”

he believes it is lenore.

he suspects it is someone who is lost.

he thinks it is a visitor.

He thinks that it is a visitor! "tis some visitor"

as you read the passage below, consider how dana gioia uses

evidence, such as facts or examples, to support claims.

reasoning to develop ideas and to connect claims and evidence.

stylistic or persuasive elements, such as word choice or appeals to emotion, to add power to the ideas expressed.

explanation:

op: object of preposition