The correct answer is - <span>the speaker’s desire to cure himself from the pain caused by Lenore’s death.
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The balm of Gilead is first mentioned in the Bible, as a medicinal herb used to cure ailments. When Poe mentions it in his poem "The Raven," it means that the balm is the cure for the protagonist's pain after his beloved died. He asks the raven whether he will ever be able to let go of his pain, and the raven's answer is, of course, "nevermore."
1. A metaphor “carries” meaning from one concept to another by stating or implying that one of them is the other
2. A simile compares two things by saying one is “like” or “as” the other
3. This job is a nightmare.
I have an axe to grind with my boss.
My eyes blazed upon seeing the pile of documents
4. Gymnastics is like a circus.
Dance is like a poem.
Karate is like an action movie.
Personification and a simile<span />