watch The Simpsons - "Edgar Allan Poe: The Raven", a parody of Edgar Allan Poe's narrative poem "The Raven"

Who is Homer Simpson portraying in the parody of Edgar Allan Poe's narrative poem "The Raven", and what is the character doing as the poem begins?
Where and when is the setting of the narrative poem?
What does the poem mean when Homer's character says, "sorrow for the lost Lenore - For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore?" What do you think has happened to Lenore?
Who is the visitor "tapping, tapping at my chamber door," that enters when the character "flung open the shutter?"
What does the visitor say when questioned, "Tell me what thy lordly name is?"
Why does the main character think the visitor has come? [(Hint: The main character says, "...respite (meaning "relief") and nepenthe (meaning"to make one forget grief"), from they memories of Lenore..."]
What does the main character ask the visitor to do and why?

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