The narrator was afraid to answer the door because the tapping evoked a sense of dread and uncertainty, suggesting something ominous was waiting for him outside. His fear was compounded by a feeling of isolation and the unknown, leading him to hesitate and question whether he should confront whatever was causing the disturbance. This atmosphere of suspense heightened his anxiety, making him reluctant to engage with whatever might be on the other side.
The raven
The cast of Growing Up in the World Next Door - 1988 includes: Murray Cruchley as Narrator
Bilbo stamps his foot and yells "Light! Light! Light!" repeatedly until the dwarves relent and come down the tunnel. They are deathly afraid of Smaug returning, but Bilbo's cries draw them to him.
that sounds pretty shady.. im pretty sure if someone is taking picutres of your font door tey would first need your promission and second atleast show you documents explaining why there taking pictures of your door.. next time ask for proof
Myself when young did eagerly frequent Doctor and Saint, and heard great argument About it and about: but evermore Came out by the same door where in I went.
There's a tapping at the door.
He thinks it is a visitor.
The speaker heard a mysterious tapping at his chamber door. When he opened the door, he found nothing there except darkness. The tapping continued, driving the speaker to despair and madness due to his uncertainty over the source of the sound.
Knocking on the door.
The knock on the door was very loud
Tapping on a door or a window is called gcoinnkk
the tapping is called "MORSE CODE"
In the first stanza of "The Raven," the narrator is reading a book to distract himself from his grief over the loss of Lenore. He hears a tapping at his chamber door but, when he opens it, finds nothing there. The narrator is then filled with dread as he speculates what could be causing the noise.
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.
knocking
"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before; But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token," The narrator has just heard a tapping at his chamber door, but nothing was outside the door. The narrator is imagining the worst. The word token here means 'clue' or 'tangible representation' for the source of the tapping.
"--here I opened wide the door;-- Darkness there and nothing more." Would you expect to see a black bird with that background if you were expecting a person? I think it is probable the raven was tapping at the window all along, but the first time the narrator was too sleepy to recognize the direction of that tapping.