1. The speaker is in his chamber late at night reading old books.
2. The speaker starts feeling drowsy when he hears a tapping at the window.
3. The speaker comforts himself into believing that the tapping sound is a visitor who has come to see him.
4. The speaker is surprised to find no one when he opens his door.
5. The speaker gets even more frightened when the curtains rustle.
6. The speaker hears a noise at the window and a raven flies in.
7. The speaker whispers the name "Lenore", and he hears the same name echoed back.
Answer:
The reader learns that the speaker is an educated man.
Explanation:
Using the process of elimination, that one makes the most sense.
Answer:
the ocean blue, a thing so beautiful
so merciless, yet so merciful
a captain sings
and his voice rings
praises to the waters which are bountiful
Explanation:
a limerick rhyme scheme follows the pattern <em>aabba</em>, a five line poem- normally humourous and/or rude but i am unsure if that applies here.
The line that shows the value of the match its the second one "…it was a long, long time before they learned how to kindle one easily". The match allows humankind to handle fire easily.