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{{quote|''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 named Lenore
''Nameless here for evermore.''|'''[[Edgar Allan Poe]]''', ''The Raven''}}
One of [[The Oldest Ones in the Book]], named for the famous deceased in Edgar Allan Poe's "[[The Raven (poem)|The Raven]]". In short the three defining criteria are
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* their death has significant ongoing impact, consequences and relevance for the remainder of the story
'''Lost Lenores''' can be divided into two categories.
* '''Type A''': A [[Posthumous Character]] like the trope namer, ie, dead before the story begins
* '''Type B''': Dies during the course of the story.
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As this trope deals in part with characters who die during the course of a story, Here Be Spoilers.
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