The Raven

The Narrator's State

• The narrator's emotional state at the beginning of the text is somber and melancholic.
• The narrator hopes to find comfort and distraction from his sorrow in his books.

The Mysterious Tapping

• An unknown entity is tapping at the narrator's chamber door.
• The narrator's reaction to the tapping is one of fear and anxiety.
• The narrator's opinion of the tapping is that it is a mournful and ominous sound.

Characters

• Lenore is a character mentioned in the text, but her relation to the narrator is unknown.
• The narrator is the protagonist of the text, who is mourning the loss of Lenore.

Setting

• The story takes place during the winter season, with the narrator describing the darkness and cold.
• The narrator is in his chamber, surrounded by books and purple curtains.