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    Close Reading of “The Raven” “The Raven” was written by Edgar Allan Poe and originally published in January 1845. It is a narrative poem about a man sitting in his room and falling asleep while reading‚ wanting to forget his lost love named Lenore. All of a sudden his attention is grabbed by a knock at his door. He goes to open the door only to find there is no one there. Then‚ there is a knock at his window. This time a raven swoops into the man’s room. This raven first interests the man‚ but then

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    dying. Annabel Lee could be about Virginia. “But we loved with a love that was more than love” is a quote from Annabel Lee. And “The Raven” is about him wondering about the afterlife and what happens. “The Raven” is about this person named Lenore that died‚ Lenore

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    analyzing the idea that the narrator of the poem is not just expressing sorrow over the loss of his “Lenore‚” but also guilt stemming from his belief that he could have done more to save her‚ or in fact maybe even caused the death of his beloved Lenore. Poe does a good job of separating the poem into two categories or sections‚ so to speak. One being the hopeful idea that he can get Lenore back or at least see her ghost and possibly reconcile with her so that he can live on happily. The other

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    The Fall of the House of Usher Critical Reading Questions (page 310) 3. (a) In the description of the exterior of the house‚ the words that suggest the presence of decay in the structure of the house are words such as “discoloration‚” “minute fungi overspread the whole exterior‚” “extraordinary dilapidation.” One sentence that really makes the presence of decay clear is‚ “No portion of the masonry had fallen; and there appeared to be a wild inconsistency between its still perfect adaptation

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    whoever is at his door that they are forgiven and that when he opened his chamber door nothing but blackness was there and nothing more. 5.He was having awful dreams that no one should ever dream of and that all he could her was a whisper that said “Lenore”. 6.He is telling himself that he is just tripping and that he doesn’t really hear anything and that it’s just the wind tapping his window and his door. 7.He explain what he sees as he opens his shutter which is a raven standing there‚ just standing

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    Edgar Allan Poe Compared to Robert Frost HUM 2000 A1 Apryl Price July 25‚ 2013 Edgar Allan Poe Compared to Robert Frost When comparing Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” to Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” it seems that there are plenty of obvious similarities that are on the surface and there are subtle differences that one can find when they truly look deep into the meanings of things. In both poems the speaker is putting all meaning into what they are seeing. The speaker in

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    they both have powerful themes. In “The Raven” there is the lover of lenore and in “Eldorado” it is a storyteller telling of the knight who searched for eldorado in the text it says “Gaily bedight‚ /A gallant knight‚/In sunshine and in shadow‚/Had journeyed long‚/Singing a song‚/In search of Eldorado.” In “The

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    Life Time of Sorrow The Raven written by Edgar Allan Poe puts a new perspective on the topic of death. Death is most commonly associated with mourning or fright‚ but in The Raven Poe succeeds in showing a feeling caught between the two. These feelings reflect a sorrow so deep it transforms into a psychological madness‚ a feeling that the pain death brings will ruin a person forever. Poe exhibits that the death of a loved one will bring sorrow and will stay with you forever. Throughout the sixteenth

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    The death of a loved one can truly tear an individual apart. This intense and heartbreaking emotion can be seen in Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous poem‚ “The Raven.” The poem tells the story of a young man who mourns over the death of his beloved‚ Lenore. One night‚ a mysterious raven appears at his window who only says‚ “Nevermore.” This poem was written during the literary era‚ Romanticism‚ which went from 1798 - 1870. The era stressed on an individual’s feelings and imagination. “The Raven” displays

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    The poem is told from the perspective of a first-person narrator. The guy is sitting in his room alone at night‚ mourning his lost love (a woman named Lenore). As he sits and thinks‚ the narrator repeats the name of his love: And the only word there spoken was the whispered word‚ ’Lenore?’ This I whispered‚ and an echo murmured back the word‚ ’Lenore!’ These lines are the first encounter with onomatopoeia in ’The Raven’. Words like whispered and murmured describe the hushed tones of someone talking

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