Question

What is the significance of those symbols in "the raven"? provide textual evidence to support your answer.

Answer 1

I believe this question should go under the "English" Section

Answer 2

The Raven: Symbolizes death, and the reminder of death

December: Represents the cold harsh winter, where nothing lives

Night's Plutonian Shore: Pluto is the god of the underworld, this is another symbol for death

Lenore: The tragic, haunting loss of a woman

Basically all of these symbols and many more in The raven stand for death and add a haunting and depressing effect to the story. So they are used for emphasis