ReadOasis Step 3

A man sits at night in his room alone. He is deeply saddened by the death of his lover. Her name was Lenore. Deep in despair, he begins to hear a tapping at the window. He looks up and opens it. And there stands a large black bird, a raven. The raven flies into the room and sits on the head of a statue.

The man is amused, and he asks the bird its name. The bird cries, "Nevermore." The man is surprised that the bird can speak. And he wonders what the bird means. As he wond...