What does 'burden bore' from 'The Raven' mean?

Answer 1

The whole stanza is referring to the only word the raven learned from its former "unhappy master", and that word "is its only stock and store". The former "master" spoke "dirges" (laments or mournful songs) of "hope" (read sarcasm here) often and ever increasingly of every "unmerciful Disaster" until the word nevermore became "one/melancholy burden bore" by the raven.

Answer 2

In Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven," the phrase "burden bore" refers to the heavy weight or emotional burden that the narrator is carrying. The repetition of this phrase throughout the poem emphasizes the narrator's feelings of grief, loss, and despair over the death of his beloved Lenore. The burden that the narrator bears is both literal and metaphorical, symbolizing his inability to move on from his grief and the haunting presence of the raven.

Answer 3

In "The Raven," the phrase "burden bore" refers to the weight of sorrow and grief that the narrator carries within them. It suggests a heavy emotional burden that comes from loss and longing, which the narrator is unable to shake off. The phrase conveys a sense of deep emotional pain and suffering endured by the narrator.