Personal Narrative: The Raven Jet Black

Introductory Paragraph Everyone has read books or seen a movie that has had your eyes glued to your book or screen. In this story, the narrator uses plenty of suspense. In “The Black Cat”, Edgar Allan Poe uses suspense in three different points. The abuse of the cat, the killing of his wife, and the discovery of his wife’s body.

The pale moon emerged from the thick gray clouds shrouded in a faint halo. A hazy purple tint painted the night sky as billions of stars lit my path. I moved under the closed canopy trees, avoiding fallen trunks scattered about the jungle floor.

I found my boat sitting in the back lot at a local marina. Long forgotten by its previous owner, the 1977 Century Raven 230 was truly in a sorry state, but to me it was a diamond in the rough. An ant colony had set up home in the soggy interior, the bow had been damaged by backhoe, and there was even a small cottonwood tree sprouting between the seats, but in my mind's eye I could see beauty below the filth. I purchased the boat for a modest sum from the marina, who also shipped the boat to my home, doubtless glad to see the back of it. The first summer was spent stripping everything from the boat; floatation, rotten stringers, out also went the old OMC outdrive and hardware, until I was just left with a bare shell. Repairing the hole in the

The entire poem including the first stanza, as scanned here, is octametre with mostly trochaic feet and some iams. The use of a longer line enables the poem to be more of a narration of the evening's events. Also, it enables Poe to use internal rhymes as shown in bold. The internal rhyme occurs in the first and third lines of each stanza. As one reads the poem you begin to expect the next rhyme pushing you along. The external rhyme of the "or" sound in Lenore and nevermore at then end of each stanza imitates the haunting nature of the narrator's thoughts. The internal rhyme along with the same external rhyme repeated at the end of each stanza and other literary devices such as alliteration and assonance and

Poe’s captivating word choices constitute an atmosphere of mystery. According to, “The Raven,” Poe writes, And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door, That I scarce was sure I heard you”—here I opened wide the door;— Darkness there and nothing more.” This creates an air of abstruseness as the narrator thought he knew who was at his door but when he opened it no one was there, thus leading him to not be sure about who was at his door. Furthermore, in “The Raven,” Poe continues by writing that when the narrator peered into the darkness he whispered Lenore and he heard something murmur back the word Lenore. The reader can conjecture from this information that an air of puzzle as the narrator doesn’t know who is at his door and who replied to him.

Growing up in a refugee settlement and later in a low-income immigrant family with limited access to healthcare, I understand the importance of addressing the socioeconomic disparities in health. Whether it is organizing workshops on hygiene for Tibetan refugees in rural India or providing HIV testing and counseling to the local Asian LGBT community in the Twin Cities, I am driven to improve the health of vulnerable populations. In addition to the excellent medical education and early clinical exposure, what really draws me to Geisel School of Medicine is the Urban Health Scholars Program (UHS). As an Urban Health scholar, I look forward to exploring the intersection of race, refugee or immigrant status, LGBT identity and health. Given my strong

“Soon again I heard tapping somewhat louder than before,” (Poe, 288). Edgar Allen Poe, an author, wrote a classic poem: The Raven. A man attempting to nap hears tapping, which results in him letting a raven into his room. He connects the raven with a sense of doom, as well as his lost love, Lenore. The raven was only a figment of the narrator's imagination, for it doesn’t behave as a normal bird would.

Noted for its supernatural atmosphere and musically rhythmic tone, “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe was first published in 1845. Once published, “The Raven” made Edgar Allan Poe widely popular, although he did not flourish financially. Poe received a large amount of attention from critics, who not only interpreted, but critiqued his work. He claimed to have structured the poem logically and systematically, so that the poem would appeal to not only critical tastes, but popular as well.

Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 to Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins and David Poe Jr. in Boston Massachusetts. The young child had a short-lived time with his biological parents because they split up in 1810. This happened because Mr. Poe decided to abandon his recently developed family. Poe traveled from place to place with his mother, who was an actor, until her death in 1811 which was a year after Poe’s biological father abandoned Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins. She is said to have died from what is considered to be pulmonary tuberculosis. A few days later (January 10, 1811) his biological father, David Poe, was pronounced dead from an unknown cause. After going through this horrific incident Edgar was taken in by Frances and John Allan while his two siblings were placed in different homes . His new father was a wealthy merchant in Richmond Virginia.

Raven is a rabbit. She has an imaginary friend named Tink. Well technically he is not imaginary, just nobody can see him but her. Tink is a cat, of course we’ve all made that mistake by sitting on him. Tink is a cat with invisible ears and invisible fur.

The poem, “The Raven,” written by Edgar Allen Poe shows the deep depression and confusion that the narrator is experiencing since the death of his beloved wife. The gloomy setting of the poem predicts the visit of the Raven, whom is a sign of misfortune, darkness, and death. Throughout the poem, the narrator is continually mourning his wife, Lenore. He secretly hopes that the Raven will bring good news regarding his wife and his future; however, the Raven informs him that he will forever remain depressed. Furthermore, Poe uses setting, strong word choice, and symbolism to illustrate the Raven as the messenger of darkness and explain the narrator’s emotional state.

It was apparent by his demeanor he was having a good time. Relaxed spinning around the room in a chair while everyone else made sure everything was running smoothly. She didn’t bother talking to him, she could tell he wasn’t listening to what she was saying, she was sure even if he didn’t have music blasting from the speaker he would still act like he didn’t hear her. So Raven did what she did best, she simply rolled her eyes as she shook her head. She would save the yelling at him for when the music was over with.

Once upon a time there was this girl named Raven. When she was three years old she got kidnapped and took away and locked in a tower. Ravines parent’s looked all over for, and they couldn’t find her. Ravines parent’s stopped looking for her after two days. It was three days later when she woke up and she realized that she was in a tower. Raven didn’t have any friends she always wondering why this guy took her away from her parent’s. Raven finally recognized the dude his name was Kodi. Raven saw Kodi coming from the tower window.

“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

3. The raven symbolizes death in many cultures and religious beliefs, and the raven in