My Passion From A Common Spring

about conveying these feelings to his readers and why it is so effective. Poe uses an

The theme of the poem is hard to find, yet a common theme in literature. In “Alone” Edgar Allan Poe shows that not everyone is the same. He shows this in his fist 8 lines, as he explains how as a child he knew he never fit in. He also shows that everyone lives different lives because on line 8 Poe writes about having to love alone, after the loss of his parents. Poe also shows that everyone is different in their outlook on life. This is clear from line 9 until the end of the poem. Such as when he writes, “(When the rest of Heaven was blue/ Of a demon in my view--” (Poe 21-22). This shows that Poe saw the evil in life, whereas others saw the good, thus further proving how not everyone is the same. Thanks to Poe's use of elements and the theme, I was easily able to evaluate the poem.

Poe's economic style of writing is a key instrument in making this story amazing. In this story, he uses his style to truly bring out what he intended for the story - a study of paranoia. In example, "I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult. For his gold I had no desire. I think it was his eye! Yes, it was this! One of his eyes resembled that of a vulture -- a pale blue eye with a film over it. Whenever it fell upon me my blood ran cold, and so by degrees, very gradually, I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye for ever. " it is easy to see that Poe used short sentences, to capture the rapid thoughts of a twisted mind.

Poe wrote this poem about himself and the many things he had to go through as the child, from his father leaving to his mother’s death, and to the fact that not even the people who took him in wanted

"Alone," the simple yet complex poem by Edgar Allan Poe, can be viewed to be born from many different origins. What we do know about the poem is that it is simply beautiful. Even though its beauty is known by the contrasting metaphors and what not, we do have to take notice in why he wrote such a thing. Was it as a basis of telling us his thoughts or was it just for our entertainment? To me, "Alone" is a direct view of Poe's life and his hardships that came from it. His constant struggles and losses geared him into what he was during his time and in this poem, he expresses that very same thing. He takes notice in the bad and the good of every event. "Alone" is the epitome of Poe's thinking and

Upon examining Edgar Allan Poe’s life, one is not surprised that he chooses to write such gloomy and sinister stories. Poe’s life is far from happy and nurturing. According

Poe wrote this poem in 1829 at the age of twenty, however it did not get published until 1875 long after his death. Poe begins this poem with the first stanza that reads “From childhood’s hour I have not been as others were; I have not seen as others saw; I could not bring my passions from a common spring” In that first stanza Poe expresses that growing up he felt different from the others kids. He conveys that the things that made the other kids happy were not the same things that fulfilled his happiness. Poe explains that he never viewed life the same as other people and that there was something special about him and the way he thinks. The line “And all I loved I loved alone” reiterates that through the good and bad times he remained the same. This is justified with the line “from the depth of good and ill”. This signifies that his opinion was never changed by others . Line nine through twelve go into much depth about his childhood. The line “Of a most stormy life was drawn” This line symbolizes the traumatic events that poe encountered throughout his

After hearing about all of Poe’s hardships it is easy to see how he would be able to draw influence from his life to affect his writings even without trying. If you examine his book The Raven it tells the tale of a man that had lost his love and because of this he becomes paranoid and delusional. These ideas of a man suffering are not new to Poe and we can probably even find an exact moment in his life that he drew the inspiration for this story. The most obvious one could be the loss of his wife Virginia to tuberculosis. This would hit any person very hard and writing The Raven might have been Poe’s way of coping with the loss of the love of his life. He might have felt similar feeling to what the person in the story was feeling such as the

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.

Poe uses the element of poetic structure to create tension and feared of the poetry. In the stanza 2 and 4 “Ah distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December “and Deep into that darkness peering”(422).This time “bleak”

Poe’s writings are vivid and well cadenced. It is easy to see why he is liked. His writings speak to us and acknowledges that as much as we want to succeed in life, sometimes we are the cause of our own failures. As long as we remain human, we will read and appreciate

In the final stanza Poe writes that everything in this natural world reminds him of his beloved and that his heart still longs for his beloved wife. "and so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride, in her sepulcher there by the sea- in her tomb by the sea". In this stanza the true feelings of Edgar Allen Poe are clearly evident. He pours his entire soul into this single stanza. He cries out to the world that his one true love is really gone; but he is only truly crying out to those who are able to view the tragedy of life and death through his eyes. Poe’s belief that fate somehow holds a grudge against him for finding love and happiness with a 13 year old girl is begging to be justified.

Edgar Allan Poe was a prominent writer during the era of Romanticism, but Poe’s poems focused primarily on the Dark Romanticism, developed under Romanticism. The era of Romanticism was commonly described as showing raw emotion, but there was still a conflict in the story. The purpose of Romanticism was for the writer to feel free; there were no rules when it came to this form of writing. Dark Romanticism was looking at the gothic side of stories rather than the heroism stories, which focused more on death, and the flaws of humans. Dark Romanticism also focused on the evil aspect of writings rather than the heroic part to stories. Edgar Allan Poe’s poems are shown more in this type of writing rather than the typical Romantic writings. When looking more into Dark Romanticism readers are able to see how Poe could have connected his personal turmoil to his poems. The University of Delaware’s library says, “Suffering for offenses against God, man and Nature, the hero-villains wander the earth, alone and misunderstood. Their personal torment in a vast universe is emphasized by desolate settings of icebound seas, jagged mountains and bottomless abysses: imagery that would inspire artistic, literary, and musical compositions,” (Dark Romanticism). This quote shows readers that writers during the Dark Romanticism era used their own sufferings in order to make the stories seem more dramatic and almost human. Looking into the poems “Annabel Lee” and “The Raven”, readers are able to see

in something he once loved. This is saying that Poe has lost all sense of belief in the

“From childhood’s hour I have not been As others were—I have not seen As others saw,” Poe has shown his readers that he has had one of the “most stormy life” (1-3, 10). Poe’s use of alliteration and “anaphora” in his poem “Alone” emphasizes the message Poe is trying to get across (Cummings). Also Poe’s use of a metaphor while in his poem “Alone” shows a great deal of how his childhood caused him to have a “most stormy life” (Cummings, 10). Poe’s different point of view strongly affected his “emotional life,” Poe hit’s a sensitive nerve when talking about his past and displays to his readers why “he sees things differently” (“Alone Poem Analysis”). Poe’s poem “Alone” had a strong sense of imagery “Alone” was Poe’s cry for help, “My sorrow—I could not awaken,” Poe is announcing that he can’t get escape from his sorrow and what “drives him to sorrow is something different” (6, “Alone Poem Analysis”). The sorrow and the “demon in my view—” led to “The mystery surrounding Poe's death” (22, Giordano). The strong metaphor of “demon” is talking about Poe’s personal demon, the reader might never know exactly what Poe was referring to because “this is the central mystery of his life” (22, “Alone Poem Analysis”). No one truly knows how Poe had died, the rumors still linger to this day. Poe’s reputation didn’t flourish until after his