I suppose the reason for that would be to establish the setting.
"Midnight" is the noun in the phrase "midnight dreary." "Dreary" is the adjective that is describing "midnight."In the English language, the adjective usually comes before the noun, however; the phrase "midnight dreary" comes from Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven," in which Poe places "dreary" after "midnight" in order to set up the rhyme with "weary" that follows: "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary...." The inverted syntax is also indicative of the time period in which Poe was writing.
The nouns in the example verse are:midnightvolumelorenappingtapping
The first word in "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe is "Once."
Lonely - apex
Raven by Poe? "Once upon a midnight dreary TEXT APPROXIMATE While I pondered weak and weary (and then something like) Suddenly Threre came a tapping Wapping at my chamber door'
Edgar Allen Poe. It's from The Raven, the first verse of which reads: Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. "Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door, Only this, and nothing more."
Here is the first stanza from the poem, 'The Raven,' by Edgar Allan Poe: Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. "'Tis some visitor," I muttered," tapping at my chamber door -- Only this, and nothing more."
An internal rhymeeg.There are strange things done in the midnight sunby the men who moil for gold.The Arctic trails have their secret talesthat would make your blood run cold.
the raven ounce upon a midnight deary while i pondered weak and weary over a many quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore while i nodded nearly napping suddenly there came a tapping as of someone rapping rapping at my chamber door "Tis some visitor," i muttered tapping at my chamber door only this and nothing more
He pondered the possible careers he might have without a college education.Unable to get the tractor out of the ditch, the farmer pondered his next move.The generals pondered their options, and decided to postpone the invasion until spring.I pondered the question for a long while until I crafted an excellent answer.
First verse: Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. `'Tis some visitor,' I muttered, `tapping at my chamber door - Only this, and nothing more.' Last Verse: And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door; And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming, And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor; And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted - nevermore! Ummn is that supposed to be the first verse? ^^
Yes, "dreary vastness" can be considered an oxymoron because "dreary" conveys a sense of sadness or gloom, while "vastness" suggests something expansive and grand. The combination creates a contrast in terms, enhancing the impact of the description.