n The 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.