“the raven” by edgar allan poe tells the story of a man who has an otherworldly experience. what is the supernatural experience described in the poem?

a man experiences an unusual dream after losing his wife.
a magical bird is able to explain the story of a lost love.
a man’s grief is made excruciating by the utterances of a bird.
a bird’s ability to predict the future comforts a grieving man.

C) A man’s grief is made excruciating by the utterances of a bird.

Explanation: "The Raven" is a narrative poem written by Edgar Allan Poe and published in 1845. It tells of a talking raven's visit to a man that had recently lost his love, Lenore. The talking raven seems to distress the man even more. So, from the given options, the supernatural experience that is described in the poem, is the corresponding to option C: A man’s grief is made excruciating by the utterances of a bird.

situational archetype describes the adventures of hero. the examples of situational archetypes are the quest, good vs evil, the task which represent respectively search, good forces, characters vs the evil ones and a certain job that must be done. from the given options, we cannot observe the subplot the beauty and the beast which is a correct answer for this question.