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Posted by Chris on August 24, 19103 at 22:58:02:
In Reply to: Re: The Raven posted by Kristen on July 28, 19103 at 09:55:28:
: : : I'm in grade 6 and have to explain "The Raven" could someone tell me what it's about?
: : Hello! I'm a ninth grader in an advanced english cl in Florida (The I. B. program)I found this posting when I was looking for some critical ysis of The Raven so I can write a comparitive essay between it and The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes. The Raven is a poem that Poe wrote grieving the loss of his wife to tuberculosis. "Lenore" represents his wife. Most of the poem is dilusions or dreams that he has while he is lingering between sleep and being awake. The raven represents the despair and heartache that is going to loom over his life forever. The poem includes some of Poe's ponderings of the afterlife and includes his most common theme: the death of a beautiful woman. This is the theme that Poe said he believed was very romantic and the best poetic theme. Although the poem includes superb rhyme, rhythm, alliteratiom and other poetic devices, his main focus was the mood. He portrays a dark and scary mood with his word choice and metaphors. Bye!
: Does Poe or the speaker in "The Raven" actually die at the end of the poem?
One could argue that death is indeed a constant theme, and therefore one could say that there was a death at the end of the poem. Harvard doent no. 993 implies that poetic devices have no means in the constant salivation of the sultry witt. Therefore, people of the crumanicus era have always been inclined to believe Roman God Sparticus, who once said to his mother in law, one should not steal eggs from Ravens. Beware the Eye of the Raven, for it hears all.
Professor Maxamillion Poe (direct descendant)