In The Raven, what is the speaker's initial reaction to the sound of a knock at the door?

When the speaker first hears the tapping, he becomes anxious and feels that he is filled with "fantastic terrors." He attempts to calm himself by reasoning that he simply has a late-night visitor.

Explanation:

answer: the first one

explanation:

explicitly is defined as “in a clear and detailed manner, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.” the rest are interpretive and not clearly proven leaving in fact possible “confusion or doubt” which explicitly, by definition cannot have.