One possible theme of "The Raven" is that the hardest part of grief is the fear that we will never be able to see our loved one again, even in the afterlife. Which of Edgar Allan Poe's literary choices below best contributed to this theme.

A. The Alliteration of "grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt."
B. The repetition of "Quoth the Raven 'Nevermore'."
C. The allusion to Pallas (Goddess Athena)
D. The metaphor " And His eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming."

B. The repetition of "Quoth the Raven 'Nevermore'."

Explanation:

The ghastly repetition of the phrase Nevermore in the poem by Edgar Allan Poe is able to derive on of the central themes of a poem. The raven represents a lot of things and in its prophetic voice coveys this central theme.

When the Raven says 'Nevermore' it means that never again will the poet be able to have the experience he is having right now as Gothic and supernatural as it is right now and this pang of grief that he is facing he will not be able to come to terms with.

"the day we found the sharks' teeth" i would say highlight the element of the plot as it sets its boundaries and centers the adventures of them being on a boat and cleaning spit of sand.

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)