What is one way Edgar Allan Poe creates a unity of effect of madness in "The Raven"? A. By having other birds fly into the room simultaneously. B. By depicting flickering lights outside the building. C. By describing the bird's comical entrance into the chamber. D. Through the speaker's conversations with the raven.
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D. Through the speaker's conversations with the raven.
Edgar Allan Poe creates a unity of effect of madness in "The Raven" through the speaker's increasingly agitated conversations with the Raven. The poem’s narrator begins by asking questions of the Raven, a bird that only replies with "Nevermore." As the narrative progresses, these questions grow more personal and desperate, reflecting the speaker’s descent into madness. The repetition of "Nevermore" in response to every question, no matter the content, serves to drive the narrator towards irrationality and obsession, thus contributing to the overarching theme of madness.