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Read the full text of Poe's classic poem about a man haunted by a talking raven that repeats "Nevermore". Learn about the poem's themes, symbols, and influences on literature and music.
Read the full text of Poe's classic poem about a man haunted by a talking raven that repeats the word "nevermore". Learn about the poem's themes, symbols, and influences on literature and music.
The Raven" is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845, the poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a distraught lover who is paid a mysterious visit by a talking raven.
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).
- 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,
- Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December; And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor. Eagerly I wished the morrow;—vainly I had sought to borrow.
- And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain. Thrilled me—filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before; So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating.
- Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer, “Sir,” said I, “or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore; But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping,
Read the classic poem The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, published in 1845. The poem tells the story of a man who mourns the loss of his lover Lenore and is visited by a talking raven that repeats the word "nevermore".
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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.
