PLZ HELP ME I NEED UR HELP Part A

What can be inferred about the speaker in "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe?

The speaker begins to believe that the raven is cursed.

The speaker believes the raven is not a real bird but a ghost.

The speaker thinks that Lenore is disguised as the raven.

The speaker's guilt over his feelings for Lenore is personified in the raven.
Question 2
Part B

Which evidence from the text best supports the answer in Part A?

"Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer"

"And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door"

"'Prophet!' said I, 'thing of evil! —prophet still, if bird or devil!'"

"And the lamp-light o’er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor"

The speaker's guilt over his feelings for Lenore is personified in the raven

And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting

On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door"

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.