Wtv that person answered first fs
A- A preocupation for fate and destiny.
In The Raven, the writer sets an atmosphere of uncertainty: strange things may happen.
In the excerpt the witer mentions a prophecy: this tells that something odd/ terrifying is going to happen in the future.
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