Nthe raven, what is most closely the central theme of the passage below?

ah, distinctly i remember it was in the bleak december;
and each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
eagerly i wished the morrow; —vainly i had sought to borrow
from my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost lenore —
for the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name lenore —
nameless here for evermore.
question 1 options:

a)

the narrator attempts to distract himself from his grief through reading.

b)

the fire throws shadows on the floor that look like ghosts.

c)

lenore no longer has a name because she is dead.

d)

the events recounted happened in december.