Edgar Allan Poe Poetry

Many poems, although very unique, share important features that help us as the audience better understand what people go through in their lifetime. There are instances where the reader can feel what the poet is feeling and that is what makes a great poet differ from an ordinary poet. As in anything, poetry is subjective to each individual and one person might look at a piece of poetry one way or experience it another way. In the poem, “Alone”, by Edgar Allan Poe, the speaker of the poem who is Poe, shows his true self to the reader and is not ashamed to hide anything. He is interpreting his life and wants the reader to understand him. This is similar to the poem in Spanish, “El Poeta” by Pablo Neruda. Another important poem is the French poem,
He was a major figure in world literature due to his unique and profound works, whether it was his critical theories, short stories, or poems. He was a leading person during the Art for Art’s sake movement in the nineteenth-century literature. He understood and demonstrated a great understanding of the use of technique and language as well as made his own unique spin on literature by using his imagination. His writing inspired and influence the French Symbolists, like Paul Verlaine, which altered the course of modern literature. Because of this, Poe is a significant person in literary history. His theory of literary creation has two important points. A work needs to create a major effect on the reader to be considered a success. Also, this effect should occur due to the smallest detail of style and subject matter purposely. Especially in poetry, this needs to show the reader beauty, which Poe for the most part related to themes of sadness, loss, and bizarreness (Poetry Foundation). The French poet Paul Verlaine was born in 1844 and died in 1896. He was very admired by many people by the time that he died, however he had a very complicated relationship with the
In these three poems the authors discuss their own lives and this is really important when connecting with readers and to feel what they have felt. For instance, in the poem, “Alone” by Edgar Allan Poe, Poe discussed his lonely childhood and how from the start he was very different from others and everything he did or loved was by him and only him. The life he had as a child affected him as an adult and this all shows his loneliness. He says “And all I lov'd -- I lov'd alone” (Poe, line 8). This is said bluntly and he did not want to hide from others. He showed honesty and in a way analyzed himself to show the loss of his youth and the affect it had on the rest of his life. The tone of the poem is sad and shows his traumatic experience. He understands that he did have a difficult childhood, but has somewhat accepted it for what it was and that his life was not meant to be easy or happy, which made the poem that much more tragic and solemn. Poe’s main purpose is to show people his inner thoughts. Similarly in the poem, “Il Pleure dans mon Coeur” by Paul Verlaine, the speaker of the poem, who is Verlaine, is very honest with himself and the reader in discussing the troubles of love and how much it hurts when it is a toxic relationship, such as the one he had with Rimbaud. Verlaine says, “Mon coeur a tant de peine” or the translation of “Mine heart is desolate”