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What is the central idea of the poem The raven?

What is the central idea of the poem The raven?

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  1. On a chilly December evening, the narrator is home alone and trying to read. He hears a knock at his door as he is about to nod off but chooses to ignore it. Lenore, his lover, had passed away, and he had been reading to try to get through the loss. The narrator believes that God will send angels to arrange for him and Lenore to re-connect. However, the raven replies, “Nevermore,” and the narrator loses faith in ever seeing Lenore in paradise.

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