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

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multiple settings

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novels have multiple settings. a setting is a place or surrounding when a main event or event takes place. not everything happens in just one scene or setting. yes, there can be one *main* setting, but there is definitely not just one. b is incorrect. novels do not have limited characters. there are many characters in a novel, depending on how many the writer wishes to add in. c is incorrect. there is not just a single theme. there are many themes. another word for "theme" is the subject. there can be many subjects and topics. once again, there are many, depending on however many the author wishes to add or include. d is incorrect. yes, novels *can* have no solutions, based on what the author would like. but typically, novels have a solution. the solution might be in "book 5", but there is normally still a solution.

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what are the statements?