the raven

     

"The Raven" is a narrative poem by the American writer Egar Allan Poe, first published in January 1845. It is noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a talking raven's mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the latter's slow descent into madness. The lover, often identified as being a student, is lamenting the loss of his love, Lenore. The raven, sitting on a bust of Pallas, seems to further instigate his distress with its constant repetition of the word, "Nevermore." Throughout the poem, Poe makes allusions to folklore and various classical works.

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  • This ebony bird was "Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door"
  • In a Poe poem, it "was perched upon a bust of Pallas, just above my chamber door"
  • This Poe poem has a scholar seeking solace in ancient, esoteric writings, but he's disturbed by a "rapping at my chamber door"
  • This poem begins, "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary..."
  • This piece of Edgar Allan Poe-try asks, "Is there--is there balm in Gilead?--tell me--tell me, I implore!"
  • This poem famously begins, "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary"
  • 1845 poem set in December, at midnight in a chamber
  • In this Edgar Allan Poe poem, the title bird's favorite word is "nevermore"
  • This poem begins, "Once upon a midnight dreary"
  • Poem containing the line "Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door"

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