The mood created at the beginning of "The Raven" is one of mystery and sadness with undertones of horror. Poe accomplishes this through the Gothic setting, characterization
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A. Given that the author reveres Valmiki as a prophet, I don't think we can count on his objectivity.
Note that reveres pretty much means "worship", and if the author reveres Valmiki, it means that the author's opinion is positive, and is not objective.
Objective means giving information without including one own's opinions or "feelings", and only giving the facts.
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The characteristics of a ballad that this stanza has, in my opinion, is B) there is a regular rhythm and rhyme scheme.
A and D aren't correct because there are no metaphor, alliteration, or similes, and C is incorrect because this person is human.