Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven Or The Tell-Tale Heart

In the very first line, Poe, who begins his story of pain and loss, says, “It was many and many a year ago in this kingdom by the sea… a maiden there lived” (Poe. 1-2.) Poe alludes to his story of losing the “Annabel lee.” He begins his poem as a fairy tales does with ‘once upon a time…’ He subtly introduces the “maiden’ which is Annabel Lee. In the same context of grieving for his love, he says, “I was a child and she was a child I this kingdom by the sea.”(Poe 8-9) In these lines he is still alluding to this “kingdom” that people never know what it is exactly, people only know where this “kingdom” is.In both quotes, Edgar Allan Poe, alludes to the theme of his whole poem of the “beautful Annabel

“Annabel Lee,” is a poem composed by Edgar Allan Poe. Poe’s tragic love story begins in a kingdom by the sea. It describes a powerful love that was stopped too soon. The death of a beautiful woman, Annabel Lee, has left her lover mourning her death. Edgar Allan Poe uses archetypes to create a tone of anguish.

Authors create mood in order to hook readers and influence them more. Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” and “Tell-Tale Heart” and Toni Cade Bambara’s “Raymond’s Run” all create mood. These texts use dramatic irony, situational irony, allusion, simile, and imagery to create mood.

Annabel Lee’s presence is kept alive in his mind through his dreams at night. “For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams of the beautiful Annabel Lee” (Poe 34-35). Her eyes are seen by his eyes, every night; her love is seen by his love, as without that, night never comes. “And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes of the beautiful Annabel Lee” (Poe 36-37). For the narrator, nature revolves around this grand feeling that the two lovers share. This goes to show that even nature cannot affect their romance; nothing could, not even death could keep them apart. The romance was not lost at sea and forgotten in the darkness of

Edgar Allan Poe was a 19th century American writer who is best known for his poetries and short stories.Poe wrote in many genres;however, his most famous works were written in the mystery or horror genre.According to Robert Giordano,”Poe wrote quite a few gothic stories about murder, revenge, torture, the plague, being buried alive, and insanity” (Giordano).Many of his prominent works include “The Raven,”The Fall of the House of Usher,” and ”The Tell-tale Heart.” The spectacular work of Edgar Allan Poe would be commended and acknowledged throughout history.

He was not always convinced that simplicity was a desirable aesthetic and did not believe that you could find elegance in it. He still liked reading simple writings and appreciated all styles from the viewpoint of a writer. The death of Poe’s wife put resentment in Poe’s heart. In “Annabel Lee,” he writes of a love so deep that even “the angels not half as happy in heaven went envying her and me.” (Pollin 288) The only way he knew how to ease his pain was to put it into words. Annabel Lee became the expression of his very soul. Poe wrote that everything in the natural world reminded him of his beloved wife. The final stanza shows the true feelings of Edgar Allen Poe. He pours his entire soul into this single stanza.

Edgar Allen Poe was the author of several daunting works of literature. Two examples of Edgar Allen Poe's literature are "The Tell Tale Heart" and "The Raven." If we compare these two works, one a short story and the other a poem, we will see that Poe shows great mastery of symbolism, as well as other forms of literary technique. In these two stories, many people would say that Poe uses the tales to reflect the way he perceives life in general. Poe makes obvious use of symbolism, metaphors and imagery within these two works of literature.

“The Tell-Tale Heart” is a story written by Edgar Allan Poe of an unnamed narrator who attempts to convince the audience of his sanity. He believes someone who is “insane” would not be able to plan and execute the detailed murder that he committed. The victim is an old man with a “filmy vulture-eye.” The narrator felt he had no choice but to kill the old man to not look at this horrific eye anymore. It is carefully calculated and the body is dismembered and stashed beneath the floorboards. The narrator’s guilt of what he had done becomes apparent when he begins hallucinating and hears the beating of the old man’s heart beneath the floorboards.

Death is greatly symbolized in this story, as well as the aftermath of it. The narrator constantly goes on about how much he loves Annabel, and how much Annabel loves him. He verbalizes that they “loved with a love that was more than love” (Poe 27). The speaker is saying their love is more than just normal love, but a love that is divine, righteous and apart from the regular love felt by typical lovers. All good things must come to an end as we know, and a wind comes by, “chilling and killing [his] Annabel Lee” (Poe 27). The speaker is clearly devastated, but it also seems as if the speaker has an obsession with how and why Annabel died. The idea of love and death seem to be linked together. Rather than facing the truth, and accepting Annabel’s death, he services her tomb as a symbol of her death instead of the facing reality of the situation. The speaker seems set on the idea that the angels of the heavens are responsible for her death and “went envying her and me” (Poe 27). He believes that the angels are so jealous of their love that they killed her. Annabel is portrayed in the story as a symbol of perfection and flawlessness. The speaker seems to be taking the concept of love a bit to literally. Annabel’s death could even serve as a death Poe has dealt with in his life, and the story represents the love and pain he felt. All in all, death is a huge concept in this story

Even if one feels they may have 'gotten away ' with a crime, the weight of a person’s conscience cannot be concealed. In someone’s life, too much power and control combined with a person’s conscience in a person’s life can and will lead to an imbalance and perhaps insanity as in the short story “The Tell-Tale Heart”. Edgar Allan Poe demonstrates how the narrator in this story goes through the greed and need for control, leading to his insanity that results in extreme guilt.

In the poem Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe ,the difference between the fairy tale and the dark gloomy mood that it had had a strong effect on the reader. This effect was making the poem a lot more mysterious ,and it made you question it a lot because it was going from a fairy tale like scene to a very strong creepy death scene. Some examples of this is it is saying “It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by a sea,”. When you hear this you see the words kingdom ,and sea and you think of a fairy tale of someone having a happy fairy tale life in a kingdom by a sea.

Furthermore, Poe shows that he longs for the reader to be with Annabel, because she was adored and loved by all. This diction gives the poem a romantic feel, which is outside of its gloomy morbid tone, showing his true love for his deceased. This shows that Poe wants the reader to feel a different side of the poem, most of the tone of the poem is dark and extremely morbid, but by saying this he adds a bit of relief to the readers, showing them that it’s not all bad. The most dramatic illustration of this poem is when Poe uses the lines in the poem that suggest imagery such as “For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams of the beautiful Annabel Lee” “and the starts never rise, but I feel the bright eyes” This imagery shows the reader what Annabel Lee was like, it glamorizes her showing the reader that she was an incredibly amazing and beautiful person. The diction in Annabel Lee cannot be any more applauding; by doing this he sets the tone for the whole poem, which makes the poem so wonderful in the first place.

Edgar Allen Poe is known for writing incredible, but oftentimes disturbing poems that center around various themes and topics. His poem “Annabel Lee” discusses the affection he has for a particular woman and goes on to discuss certain events at the ocean where she inevitably dies. Poe changes the mood of the poem quite effectively as he begins by happily discussing his affection, and ending by describing the death of the woman he loves and expressing his sadness for her death. He is able to do this by using symbolism throughout the poem, in addition to alliteration and vivid imagery that appeals to his readers.

In “Annabel Lee” Poe tells a story of young love. In stanza 2 Poe writes “But we loved with a love that was more than love I and my Annabel Lee a love that the winged seraphs of Heaven Coveted her and me” (9-12). The seraphs coveting them shows how deeply in love with each other. So much so that the angels would long to have what they do. In the words of Dawn B. Sova “The relationship as innocent is further emphasized in these lines, as the writer repeats the words love and loved and places the relationship above merely earthly affection by suggesting that "the winged seraphs" envy the lovers' feelings for each other.” (D.S).

Who is “Annabel Lee”? Even though the poem is all about her, we never get a true introduction. Other than she was beautiful and youthful, we have no idea what she looks like. She is so beautiful, in fact, that angels want to destroy her. Poe uses the technique of imagery to let the reader visualize what their version of the perfect woman is. “Annabel” is a symbol of fantasy. Poe uses vivid imagery to define her without actually giving her a face. The protagonist imagines his love everywhere and every time he closes his eyes he sees her face and the image of her “bright eyes”. It is with this sensual imagery that the reader understands how deep his love is. So deep that even when the angels kill her, he can’t bear to be separated from her. Poe proves that the narrator isn’t going to let a little thing like death keep them apart.