The raven was (wise) then the other animals
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Ravens are clever and intelligent.These clever and cunning birds often work as a pair to acquire food.

Explanation: Poe could have certainly used another animal in the story, but the effect wouldn't have been the same. He could have used a parrot, for example, but a parrot can speak many words. There is something ominous about the raven only saying nevermore. In some cultures the raven is seen as a bad sign.

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Explanation:

When comparing two things, people, or ideas, we add the suffix -er. When we want to compare more than two things, people, or ideas, we add the suffix -est.

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the characters in string all have major secrets that they strive to avoid revealing throughout the play.

the answer is academic paper

and the second should be college professor