In this excerpt from edgar allan poe's "the raven," what does the biblical reference to the healing “balm in gilead” signify?
"prophet! " said i, "thing of evil! —prophet still, if bird or devil! —
whether tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore,
desolate, yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted—
on this home by horror haunted—tell me truly, i implore—
is there—is there balm in gilead? —tell me—tell me, i implore! "
quoth the raven, "nevermore."
the speaker’s desire to cure the raven of its inability to say anything other than “nevermore”
the speaker’s desire to cure himself from the pain caused by lenore’s death
the speaker’s desire to bring lenore back to life
the speaker’s desire to cure himself from his mental illness and hallucinations

israel is a small country in the middle east about the size of the state of new jersey. the country has a diverse climate with snowy mountains in the north and the hot desert in the south. jordan, syria, and the palestinian authority all border israel to the east. lebanon serves as the northern border and egypt borders in the south.about two-thirds of the population was born in israel. all other israelis come from over 100 different countries. most israeli jews live a lifestyle similar to western europeans and north americans.israel's population is about 75 percent jewish; most of the rest is arab. the israeli-occupied palestinian territories have some 3.5 million inhabitants—about 11 percent jewish, 89 percent palestinian.because of israel's variety of terrain and climate, the country has a large variety of animals. boars roam the damp oak woodlands of the golan heights. caspian turtles live in the marshlands along the coast. and hyenas are prevalent in the negev desert region in the southern israel.israel is the only fully democratic country in the middle east. elections are held for seats in the knesset or parliament every four years. if a party wins 2 percent of the votes, the party gets one or more seats in parliament. no one party has control so they have to work together. the leader of the largest party becomes prime minister.the story of modern israel begins more than 3,500 years ago. most israelis are jews, who are said to be descended from the biblical figure abraham, through his son isaac.

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explanation: in literature, realism focuses on dialogue, characterization, everyday moments and events, the character's psychological development, actions, decisions, as well as believable settings

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