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Which two pairs of lines in this excerpt from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe best show that the speaker is still haunted by the memories of Lenore?
But the Raven still beguiling all my sad soul into smiling,
Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird and bust and door;
Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking
Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore-
What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore
Meant in croaking "Nevermore."
This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing
To the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom's core;
This and more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining
On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamp-light gloated o'er,
But whose velvet violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o'er,
She shall press, ah, nevermore!
Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer
Swung by seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor
"Wretch," I cried, "thy God hath lent thee-by these angels he hath sent thee
Respite-respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore!
Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe, and forget this lost Lenore!"
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."



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In the excerpt from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe, the lines that best show that the speaker is still haunted by the memories of Lenore are: 1. "Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe, and forget this lost Lenore!" 2. "Quoth the Raven, 'Nevermore.'" Explanation: 1. In this line, the speaker is being advised to drink a potion (nepenthe) to forget about Lenore, indicating that Lenore's memory is still haunting the speaker. The mention of Lenore as "lost" emphasizes the impact of her absence on the speaker. 2. The repeated response of the Raven saying "Nevermore" in connection to Lenore signifies a constant reminder of her absence, reinforcing the idea that the memories of Lenore continue to torment the speaker. These lines highlight the theme of loss, grief, and the persistent presence of Lenore's memory, revealing the speaker's ongoing struggle with the sorrowful past.

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