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Hank Green reads a quintessential Halloween poem, “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe.
Poe's poem is primarily about death—of his beloved Lenore, and of hope. Here, the narrator makes the implication that other friends have died, along with hope, and he hopes the bird will as well (which is a bit of a tongue-in-cheek joke that he would refer to the raven as a friend).
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 ...
Speaker: A man grieving the loss of Lenore. Emotions Evoked: Dishonesty, Fear, Grief. Poetic Form: Narrative. Time Period: 19th Century. This poem is a haunting and melancholic poem that explores themes of grief, loss, and mortality. It showcases Edgar Allan Poe's skillful use of language. View Poetry + Review Corner.
The complete, unabridged text of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, with vocabulary words and definitions.
The Raven Lyrics. 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...
The Raven. 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.”
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The Raven. Load audio player. Edgar Allan Poe. 1809 –. 1849. 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—.
May 13, 2011 · The poem “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe is a narrative poem that tells the story of a man’s encounter with a mysterious raven. It is written in a form of trochaic octameter, which is a poetic rhythm made up of eight syllables per line with a stressed and an unstressed syllable alternating.
