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By Edgar Allan Poe. 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—
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A classic poem that explores themes of grief, loss, and mortality through a conversation between a man and a raven. Learn about the poem's structure, form, devices, and meaning, and read the full text and a detailed analysis.
" 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.
A classic poem of horror and mystery, The Raven tells the story of a man who is haunted by a talking bird after the death of his lover Lenore. Read the full text, listen to the audio, and explore the themes and context of this masterpiece of American literature.
The raven serves as a “non-reasoning creature capable of speech” while adhering to the poem’s funereal tone in the way, say, a parrot could not. Poe also cites the raven as “the bird of ill omen,” which is consistent with many cultural depictions of the raven.
Read the classic poem The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, published in 1845. The poem tells the story of a man who is haunted by a talking raven that repeats the word "nevermore" after the death of his lover Lenore.
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.
