Example of irony in edgar allen poe's the raven

One example of irony that Poe uses in this poem is the tortured scholar himself. We learn that the man suffering for Lenore is a scholar. We know this because he is surrounded by books, as well as due to the fact that he has a bust of Pallas. Therefore, this is an educated, reasonable, and probably very logical man.

Therefore, it is ironic that this is the man that ends up in such a diminished and sad state. Moreover, the thing that tortures him is not particularly elevated. He suffers because of his love for a woman. Moreover, even though he is extremely clever and educated, his sanity is completely destroyed by a talking raven. The ending is an ironic outcome for the learned scholar.

- "despite the fact that portia lives in belmont and has many suitors, bassanio believes that he can win her heart. bassanio plans on overcoming his financial obstacles by borrowing money from antonio to travel to belmont. he then plans on marrying portia and becoming wealthy enough to pay off his debts."

the answer is subjective. i personally agree with the first answer for this question.

if one isn't strictly talking about objects then the correct answer would be 'my eyes' since according to this riddle i am asleep and in order to answer/open the door i need to open my eyes first of all.

however, if one is specifically looking for an object, then the first thing i would open would be the door

hope this !