Figurative Language In Surprising Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven

The nineteenth century poet Edgar Allen Poe makes use of several literary devices in order to create a gloomy atmosphere in his poem “The Raven”. Alliteration, rhyme, onomatopoeia, assonance, and repetition are used to contribute to the melodic nature of the work and provide an almost “visual” representation of his gothic setting. Poe is a master of using these writing techniques. “The Raven” is one of his most popular works. This is certainly due, in part to his use of these literary devices in this piece.

The poem I picked is The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe. I found many forms of figurative language in this poem but I will be talking about three different types. I will be talking about rhyme, personification, as well as metaphors. The theme of this poem is death. About the sorrow, pain, worry,and just everything that goes along with the death of someone you love. The tone of this poem is melancholic which means great sadness or even depression.

When studying Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven and Annabel Lee, the reader is struck by many similarities and differences. Both focus on the sorrow and loss of losing a loved one. Both deal with the heartache and grief associated with the search for understanding why the loss occurred. Both have an almost gothic, sad, unearthly feel to them. However, while the theme of The Raven and Annabel Lee is very similar, Poe uses a very different tone in the two poems to portray his feelings. The difference in tone produces a very different mood when one reads the two poems.

In this poem, called “The Raven” written by Edgar Allan Poe, I believe that this poem shows the deep depression and lack of understanding that the narrator has experienced ever since the death of his beloved wife, Lenore. Based on this poem, I believe that the raven symbolizes the broken-hearted, and mournful time period that the narrator has had to go through. I believe that the raven is like a never ending memory of his wife, but most importantly I believe this raven symbolizes grief and loss. Poe uses figurative language to help show and not tell his emotions directly, he uses very strong phrases that help create a thought in the reader's mind, Poe uses Personification, Metaphors, and Hyperboles, which overall help identify the theme of

Have you ever read a book and thought, ‘this character is not believable’? Well that is not the case for the narrator in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven.” “The Raven” is an intriguing poem written about a person who is visited by a raven that only says “nevermore.” The narrator in “The Raven” is a realistic character due to Poe’s use of relatable character traits, such as depression, fear, and the narrators questions about the situation.

Throughout all of his works, Edgar Allan Poe followed a common theme of love, death, and insanity. His stories and poems were different from anything else published during that time period. The horrors and suspense described in his story led many people to believe Poe must be somewhat insane. However, when taking a look into his mostly tragic life, it is no wonder Poe never wrote happy stories. Depression and grief was almost all Poe was accustomed to, especially after losing the love of his life, his wife Virginia. The intense heartache Poe felt for that loss is evident in several of his works, but in his poem “The Raven”, the reality of that heartache becomes even more powerful.

Through the use of an un-named narrator in his poem entitled “The Raven”, Poe darkly conveys feeling understood by many: hopelessness, lost love, and death. The poem follows the un-named narrator, as he reflects on, as well as struggles with, the realization of his lost love, Lenore. Like many, he tries to detract his overwhelming feelings for Lenore by investing his time in studying books. Despite his greatest efforts, he is unsuccessful. Much to his surprise, his solitude is interrupted by an unanticipated visitor. Throughout the poem, Poe uses imagery, tone, symbolism, and rhyme as a means of conveying his overall themes of undying devotion and lingering grief.

Poe interlaces literary devices like personification, repetition, and allusions throughout The Raven to create a dark, ominous atmosphere. Poe creates a sinister mood in The Raven through personification in which increasing the haunting atmosphere. In stanza two, he writes, “And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.” His use of personification gives the embers an eerie, ghostly characteristic that a human might have. Poe gives silk curtains the feeling of uncertainty when he writes “and the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain.”

I chose Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” for my poem. In the poem there is a gloomy tone set for the entirety of the poem. How does Poe do that? What poetic devices does Poe use? Poe is well known poet that has many poems that are set in this type of mood. I do believe this one is different than the rest. Poe uses the raven as a symbol of weariness. I would argue Poe had a lot of demons at the time of this poem that he was fighting, and the raven itself, Poe speaks about in the “The Philosophy of Composition”, is meant to symbolize Mournful and Never-ending Remembrance. Poe is using the raven to symbolize the loss of many loved ones that Poe had to endure. Poe immediately sets the tone of the poem by writing in the very first line “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary...” he is describing the night as dull and depressing by the word choice he uses. The narrator of “The Raven” is dealing with the death of his wife, Lenore, and is constantly trying to forget his lost love as Poe shows:

Poe uses word choice that is highly appropriate for his setting and the visit of the Raven within the poem. He mentions the Raven visits in December and that during that time “each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor” (8). The actual meaning of this phrase, means that ashes are falling on the floor from the fire; however, it implies that with each moment within December the narrator experiences a new form of pain and grief. In addition, when the narrator sees the curtains move he says that the movement “filled [him] with fantastic terrors never felt before” (14). This specific phrase shows that the narrator is scared about discovering what is awaiting him. Poe also provides a list of actions the narrator was participating in while frightened by the Raven; the narrator is said to be “wondering, fearing, doubting, [and] dreaming dreams no moral ever dared to dream before” (25-26). This list includes actions that an individual would partake in during an event of extreme discomfort and while in extreme panic. In addition, Poe adds that upon the narrator’s discovery of the bird “the silence was unbroken” (27). This small yet simple phrase increases the disturbing of the Raven’s unannounced arrival because it did not specify its purpose for visiting the narrator. Poe use of word choice continually promotes fear and darkness. For example, the narrator hopes that the bird will give him some

On October 3, 1849, Poe was found unconscious, but the doctors weren’t able to find out what really happened. On October 7, 1849, Poe died in the hospital. Poe’s one of the famous works is “The Raven”, which was dedicated to the school children’s memory in the nineteenth century, first got published in New York Evening Mirror in January, 1845.This poem had an enormous success and got published in many other publications in America and Europe. Many critics connect Poe’s tragic life with his poem’s synopsis (“Explanation”, par.1). The poem is about a man who dreams about his lost love, Lenore, and how the talking bird, who only knows one word “Nevermore”, usually visits him.

Throughout Edgar Allen Poe’s career, he wrote numerous poems which were all written based on a certain theme. Each theme affects each specific reader in their own way. “The Raven” a poem by Poe can have two different types of themes: madness and grief. These two different types of themes can be argued to be the particular motive or message Poe tries to convey upon the audience. The general public could and usually interpret the Speaker of the poem in the story incorrectly, which can cause argument to occur on what the true meaning of the poem is. Edgar Allen Poe’s poem for me is interpreted as a poem based around grief. People can’t just assume Edgar Allen Poe poem “The Raven” is about madness, and think that the Speaker is mad because of his

The nineteenth century poet Edgar Allen Poe makes use of several literary devices in order to create a gloomy atmosphere in his poem “The Raven”. Alliteration, rhyme, onomatopoeia, assonance, and repetition are used to contribute to the melodic nature of the work and provide an almost “visual” representation of his gothic setting. Poe is a master of using these writing techniques. “The Raven” is one of his most popular works. This is certainly due, in part to his use of these literary devices in this piece.

“The Raven” is a magnificent piece by a very well known poet from the 19th century, Edgar Allan Poe. Poe was well known for his dark and haunting poetry. Along with writing poetry, Poe was also recognized for his Gothic-style short stories. “The Raven” is one of Poe’s greatest accomplishments and was even turned into recitals and numerous television appearances. “The Raven” tells a story about an unnamed narrator whose beloved Lenore has left him. A raven comes at different points throughout the poem and tells the narrator that he and his lover are “Nevermore.” Poe presents the downfall of the narrator’s mind through the raven and many chilling events. By thorough review and studying of Edgar Allan Poe’s work, one can fully understand the

Poe also utilizes imagination in his poem titled “The Raven”. In “The Raven”, the narrator has lost his wife, and is wondering if he will ever be able to find true love again. In the poem’s