Connotation In The Raven

In Edgar Allen Poe’s poem “The Raven”, throughout the story it has multiple connotation changes or different tone words. Distinctly, it has around 3 different tone changes throughout all of it. All of which are shown with the progression of the story. In the beginning of the story the tone words he uses are mainly used negative connotations (Lines 1-36), and in the beginning the way he used them however was in more of a lighter manner. However, as it progresses down in the later lines it gets darker, for instance this quote from line 25 “Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing”. Therefore, the mood for the first part is more of a frightened to depressed manner which is emphasized when he opens his window to