Symbolism In Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven

In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven”, there is symbolism left and right, such as when he says “December”, “Lenore”, and “Plutonian shore”. The first form of symbolism, is in his use of the word “December”. In our world, December is a cold, dark month, with long, dark nights. This follows Poe’s dark theme in his Poems, and also shows sadness or depression. He expresses this in his story by saying “Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December.” Not only that but December is also the month his mom died, December 8th, 1811. The second form of symbolism is when he says Lenore. In the poem, Lenore is his “lost love” whom he describes as “A sainted maiden whom the angels named “Lenore.” in real life, Poe has had many lost loves, although