In lines 93 and 94 of "The Raven," near the end of the poem, what does the narrator wish to know when he asks the Raven: "Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn, / It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore-"?

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3 April, 01:17

In lines 93 and 94 of "The Raven," near the end of the poem, what does the narrator wish to know when he asks the Raven: "Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn, / It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore-"?

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The correct answer is Will he meet Lenore in the afterlife?

Explanation:

What the narrator is asking in these lines is whether he will see his beloved Lenore again.

When he says "Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn" he refers to himself as regards soul with sorrow laden, (since he cannot bear the fact of having lost Lenore forever), and with "the distant Aidenn" is referring to Eden, in other words, to paradise.

"A sainted maiden" is how he imagines Lenore. But what the author does not support is that the crow makes him realize that he will never see her again. "Nevermore".