Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe's view on poetry is that all poems must be a "rhythmical creation of beauty". In his eyes, melancholy and sadness is beautful. He thinks that the death of a young beautiful woman is itself full of beauty. In both "Annabel Lee" and "The Raven", Poe writes about this so-called beauty.

In "Annabel Lee", a young man is mourning the death of a beautiful young lady. Even though the woman had died quite some time ago, the man is still in melancholy. He misses her terribly and constantly thinks of how she was she was tragically taken from him by the angels who were jealous of their love, and by her family who didn't think the he himself was capable of bringing her to her final resting place. He loved Annabel Lee more than anyother human can love another. The following quote tells the reader how much he loves her and shows that he would do anything for her, even if that means sleeping by her tomb, each and every night. "And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side of my darling, my life and my bride, in her sepulchre there by the sea, in her tomb by the side of the sea."

In "The Raven", a man, most likely older than the man in "Annabel Lee", mourns the death of his love whom he called "Lenore". Lenore, like Annabel Lee, had died several years earlier. In "The Raven", man hears tapping on his chamber door and sees the curtains slowly swaying. He believes that it can be no other than Lenore. Unfortunately for him though, it is only but a bird. A large, black bird known as the Raven. Although the men in these two stories are similar because they both mourn for their loved ones, they are also different. The man in "The Raven" may be sad about his lost, but his love cannot compare to that of the man in "Annabel Lee".

In these two short stories, the two main characters, as mentioned before, are very much alike, yet at the same time different. They both lose the woman of their life and they both are still in mourning. Poe's poems are usually about such sorrow and sadness, and it is this that makes his poems beautiful.

'The Raven' came first. It was written in 1845 while 'Annabel Lee' was written in 1849.

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"Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe explores themes of love, loss, and death. The poem emphasizes the everlasting bond between two lovers that transcends even death. Its value lies in its poignant portrayal of grief and the enduring power of love.

Poe's "The Raven" follows a strict and repetitive structure known as trochaic octameter, with eight trochaic feet per line. This consistent meter helps create a melancholic and haunting tone throughout the poem.

Annabel Lee is a fictional character in Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Annabel Lee." The exact location where Annabel Lee lived is not specified in the poem, but it is implied that she lived by the sea. The setting of the poem is a kingdom by the sea.

"Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe has a melancholic and haunting tone, so a fitting song could be "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac. The song's lyrics and music capture a sense of loss, yearning, and a deep emotional connection that resonates with the themes in Poe's poem.

The narrator is mourning for his lover because she is dead and they can never physically see each other again. But their love can't ever be broken.

"Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe explores themes of love, loss, and mortality. The poem conveys the enduring power of love even in the face of death and the idea of a love that transcends the physical world. It also discusses the impact of grief and the longing for a lost loved one.

The sound device 'ch' repetition in "chilling and killing" in stanza 4 of "Annabel Lee" is an example of alliteration. Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words in close proximity, which can create a musical or rhythmic effect in poetry.

It took him precisely 2 days to come up with the original idea and 4 days and 6 hours to write it up with no mistakes.

Some literary devices used in the poem "Messy Room" include imagery (descriptive language that appeals to the senses), repetition (repeating words or phrases for emphasis), and metaphor (comparing the messy room to chaos or a storm). These devices help create a vivid and engaging picture of the cluttered space.

The mood of "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe is dark, eerie, and melancholic. The poem creates a sense of foreboding and unease through its themes of loss, mourning, and the supernatural. Poe's use of vivid imagery and repetition contributes to the overall somber and haunting mood of the poem.

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A poet, or any artist, is always prejudiced of his poetry and art respectively. Some are in the list of rare examples who had not the time to see their own written poems with any view. I like the best, John Keats, in this list. He was never aware of his own writings.

Now, how does a poet view his poetry? He first compares it, perhaps with the "touchstone" method if he is a good poet. He tries to match the excellence of ancient masters in his own verse. He tries to judge with his own judgment, which is always wrong perhaps!

Moreover, if the poet is 'an orphan Muse' then he will just try to boast his own creation and mock another, placing the both on the same surface.

"Annabel Lee" is a narrative poem written by Edgar Allan Poe. It tells the story of the narrator's love for a woman named Annabel Lee, and how her death leads to his grief and longing for her. The poem explores themes of love, loss, and the supernatural.

When he wrote this poem Poe was in a bad emotional state because his beloved young wife, Virginia Clemm, had recently died of Tuberculosis.

No matter how hard he tried to hold on to her, her life slipped through his fingers to Death like grains of sand consumed by the waves of the shore. And in his very emotional state (when in fact he became a total drunk and lost touch with reality) life itself just seems to be a dream. It simply means that the poet lost the person he loved. All his unfulfilled hopes are dreams, which gives the poem its title.

NOTE: Virginia Clemm Poe died on January 30, 1847, and 'A Dream Within a Dream' was published on March 31, 1849 yet everything said above is still valid.

The exposition of 'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe sets the scene by describing a man reading books to ease his sorrow over the loss of his lover, Lenore. The man is seeking peace and distraction from his grief when he hears a tapping at his chamber door, leading to the appearance of the mysterious raven.

"Nevermore" is often associated with Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven" and conveys finality, emphasizing that something will never happen again. It represents a sense of loss or despair that cannot be undone.

It is believed that, 'The fall of the house of usher' contains information and hints about his own life. Roderick Usher, seems to be an image of Poe himself and Madeline Usher, Roderick's twin, seems to be an image of Virginia Clemm, Poe's first cousin and child bride.

His publisher friend George Rex Graham decided NOT to publish the poem in his Graham's Magazine though Graham gave Poe $15 out of charity. Though it made Poe a household name almost instantly, he was paid only $9 by The American Review for its publication. So Poe only received a total of $24 for his most famous poem!

The theme of "The Raven" is simply that people are masochistic. You have a guy who has just lost his loved one "Lenore", and he is wallowing in his sorrow. Enter the raven. He asks the raven what its name is and it sates "nevermore" He then starts talking to himself, and when he is finished the bird again says "nevermore". He then realizes that this is the only word the bird probably knows; taught to him by some unhappy master who used to own him. So he knows the only word the bird will ever say is "nevermore". Yet he still asks questions that could cause him pain, such as when he asked the bird if there was a maiden in heaven with the name Lenore. He knew that the raven would only say nevermore. But he asked anyway.

So the theme of this dark and depressing poem, is that people, maybe especially when they have just suffered from a horrible loss, are masochistic, and want to cause themselves pain. He probably doesn't mean everyone is masochistic to the same extent, but that there's a little bit of it in each of us.

No, Edgar Allan Poe was not a Brahmin poet. He was an American writer known for his macabre and Gothic fiction, poetry, and literary criticism. The term "Brahmin" typically refers to the highest social class in the traditional caste system of India.