What is the significance of a raven in Edgar Allan Poe's poem The Raven?

Answer 1

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The raven is important in Poe's poem The Raven because the character saying the word "nevermore" to the narrator needs to not understand what it's saying. If a person says to the narrator "nevermore", then the narrator can ask what they mean, and explore it. When the raven says it, simply repeating a sound it has been taught but doesn't understand, the narrator must think to himself what it means.

Answer 2

The raven is a symbol of both death and wisdom. Death comes from its totally black color. Wisdom comes from the fact that ravens can be taught to mimic words, In addition, when the raven comes into the room, it perches on a bust of the Greek goddess Pallas, the goddess of wisdom.

Answer 3

There has been much speculation in regards to your question, though the most common theories suggest that the Raven is a symbol of death (as it is outside of the poem, also the Crow). Not only this it can also be suggested that it immortalises the persona's loneliness after the death of Lenore, and to a much more interesting note, it symbolises the loss of Lenore and the torment the Protagonist suffers as a result. The constant Repetition of "Nevermore" can justify this, as well as the fact that the Raven sits upon the bust above his chamber door, just staring. The most fascinating ideals surrounding Poe's work is that they are so entrenched in symbolism and layers that a reader can quite often take what they will and take what relates to them, provided that a reader can back up their theories with evidence from the text and outline an educated argument.

Answer 4

In Poe's poem "The Raven," the raven symbolizes death, grief, and the narrator's descent into madness. The repeated refrain of "nevermore" serves as a haunting reminder of the finality of loss and despair. The raven's presence adds to the overall atmosphere of melancholy and foreboding in the poem.

Answer 5

The raven symbolizes the scary bird that took his beloved wife. He choose a raven because that is a very scary looking bird.

Answer 6

Man's propensity to say one thing and do another, or to repeat history.

Answer 7

DEATH.