Literary Techniques Used In Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven

The Raven is a poem that expresses Poe´s sorrow for the loss of his wife lenore, one night he hears tapping at his door in hopes of it being his wife's spirit.Edgar Allen Poe is greatly remembered for his repetition use. Poe frequently uses repetition, not only does it add drama, but making his writing more suspenseful and mysterious.In Poe’s poem The Raven, he adds in a lot of repetition. We notice this technique at the very start of the poem, all the way to the end.“ From my books surcease of sorrow- sorrow for the lost lenore” In this sentence Poe is speaking about his grief for his late wife, Lenore.In this quote Poe lets us know how deep his sorrow is by repeating the word “sorrow.”More simply stated “books relieve me from sadness, my