There's a tapping at the door.
When the narrator opened the door the first time in "The Raven," there was no one there. The narrator was puzzled by the empty space outside his door.
the narrator hears someone tap on the door.
the narrator hears someone tap on the door.
The raven
the narrator hears a gentle rapping at the door.
When the narrator opens the door and looks out, he half expects to find the woman he had loved, who had passed away. "The Raven" is a poem written by Edgar Allan Poe.
Rapping on the door (apex)
In stanza 3 of "The Raven," the narrator's heart fills with terror as he hears a tapping at his chamber door, which he identifies as someone gently rapping. This unexpected sound startles him and adds to the sense of foreboding that permeates the poem.
The raven may be considered an agent of the supernatural because it first, according to the narrator, taps on the chamber door then on the window, but I believe the narrator "nodded, nearly napping," was unable to comprehend that the raven was tapping at the window from the beginning.
rapping on the window
In the poem "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe, the rapping sound first comes from the narrator's encounter with the mysterious bird that taps on his chamber door. The second time the rapping occurs, it is revealed that the sound was actually the result of the narrator's deep sorrow and internal torment, signifying his descent into madness.
When the narrator opens the door and looks out, he half expects to find the woman he had loved, who had passed away. "The Raven" is a poem written by Edgar Allan Poe.