23. the speaker in edgar allan poe’s “the raven” tells the reader something important about himself. what do we learn about the speaker?
he is recovering from a physical malady.
he is lonely and grieving.
he is educated and thoughtful.
he is stressed because of the work he needs to do.

He is lonely and grieving.

Explanation:

In the poem, the narrator tells us that his beloved Lenore has recently died and he cannot get over her death. He is lonely and inconsolable, and decided to lock himself up in his room to dedicate his life to study. However, this lasts until a bird, a raven comes to his room to have a conversation with the narrator during which he realizes he will never see Lenore again and thus he doesn't know how he will continue living his life without her.

He is lonely and grieving.

Explanation:

Edgar Allen Poe's poem "The Raven" revolves round the narrator/ protagonist of the poem who is lonely and grieving after the death of his beloved Lenore. A late night visit by a raven led him to have a recollection and also questioning about the afterlife and so on.

The speaker of the narrator was "weak and weary" on the night of the visit. He also comments that he had been feeling "sorrow for the lost Lenore", who we learned was his beloved. The narrator/ speaker's use of those words show that he was lonely and grieving at the same time.

the first step is to convey the appropriate emotions.

11-32. the main character in the parable, the forgiving father, whose character remains constant throughout the story, is a picture of god. in telling the story, jesus identifies himself with god in his loving attitude to the lost. the younger son symbolizes the lost (the tax collectors and sinners of that day, luke 15: 1), and the elder brother represents the self-righteous (the pharisees and teachers of the law of that day, luke 15: 2). the major theme of this parable seems not to be so much the conversion of the sinner, as in the previous two parables of luke 15, but rather the restoration of a believer into fellowship with the father. in the first two parables, the owner went out to look for what was lost (luke 15: 1-10), whereas in this story the father waits and watches eagerly for his son's return. we see a progression through the three parables from the relationship of one in a hundred (luke 15: 1-7), to one in ten (luke 15: 8-10), to one in one (luke 15: 11-32), demonstrating god’s love for each individual and his personal attentiveness towards all humanity. we see in this story the graciousness of the father overshadowing the sinfulness of the son, as it is the memory of the father’s goodness that brings the prodigal son to repentance (romans 2: 4).