In this excerpt from edgar allan poe's "the raven," what does the biblical reference to the healing “balm in gilead” signify?
"prophet! " said i, "thing of evil! —prophet still, if bird or devil! —
whether tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore,
desolate, yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted—
on this home by horror haunted—tell me truly, i implore—
is there—is there balm in gilead? —tell me—tell me, i implore! "
quoth the raven, "nevermore."
the speaker’s desire to cure the raven of its inability to say anything other than “nevermore”
the speaker’s desire to cure himself from the pain caused by lenore’s death
the speaker’s desire to bring lenore back to life
the speaker’s desire to cure himself from his mental illness and hallucinations

Which best expresses the irony present in this passage?

Buckminster boy. she glared at him. "lizzie, i swear to you, as sure as i'm standing right here—that's a lie. every bit of it. every single bit." "my granddaddy said it was a lie, too." she leaned her head to one side and looked at him steadily. "so why haven't you been down to the island? " "so only you get to ask questions now? " "yes." she waited. "i haven't been down to the island because my father believes that you were using me to you stay on malaga island." "well," she said slowly. "well." "i didn't believe it, either." the sea breeze lay at their feet panting, hoping they would play with it again. based on what turner and lizzie say, which is the best conclusion that can be drawn? they are angered by the lies the adults have been spreading. neither of them is able to fully trust what the other is claiming. each trusts the other and cares a great deal about their friendship. both are worried about the troubles their friendship may bring.

Which statements are true of an allegory? check all that apply. it is an extended metaphor. it has literal and symbolic meanings. it to communicate an abstract concept. it is an exact representation of actual events. it uses objects to represent a single characteristic. it has moral, social, religious, or political significance.