Question

Read these lines from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe.

But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door—
Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door—



How does the symbol of the bust of Pallas, the Greek goddess of wisdom, affect the meaning of the poem?


-The reader understands that the speaker is an expert in Greek mythology.


-The reader understands that the action takes place in Greece.


-The reader learns that the speaker is not religious.


-The reader learns that the speaker is an educated man.

A,B,C, or D??
-please answer this by saying wither A ,B, C, or D
-thank you! :D

Answer 1

D-The reader learns that the speaker is an educated man.

I am 100% sure this is correct, I just finished the quiz in K12

Answer 2

We need to choose the correct option of whether it is A or B or C or D from the options given below

• The correct option is option D which states that the reader learns that the speaker is an educated man.
• It is very clear to the reader that the speaker is an educated man because he has put up the bust of the palace on his threshold.
• It represents wisdom and sanity.
• When the raven sits on it, it casts a shadow on the mind of the speaker permanently, affecting his sanity and his intelligence
• In this way, the symbol of the bust of Pallas, the Greek goddess of wisdom, affects the meaning of the poem as the reader learns that the speaker is an educated man.