What initial reaction does the speaker have to the bird in edgar allan poe's" the raven"?

He is startled and yet amused

Explanation:

In Edgar Allan Poe's" The Raven," the speaker is at first curious about the bird, since he is trying to distract himself from his sorrow of losing his lover. Therefore, he feels relieved to be distracted from his sadness. In fact, at the beginning of the poem, the speaker believes that the raven has come from the underworld.

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