poems, "The Raven" and "The Bells", Poe writes of death, darkness, and evil. Many say

he writes about this because of his childhood problems. (Slovey p. 15) As you continue to

read, it will show how others feel about his writings and his desire to write about death.

In Edgar Allen Poe's poem, The Bells, Poe tells how bells can play a part throughout

death and this causes readers to dislike the poem but it also has a positive effect on

readers when Poe tells of bells being used as symbols of love. For example, some feel that

Poe's desire for death makes the poem less interesting. W.M. Auden tells how the Bells

was less interesting but was more successful because the subject is nothing but an excuse

for onomatopoeic efforts. Also, some feel that Poe writes about death and darkness

because of his drinking problems he had. (Slovey p. 22) Anthony Caputi feels that this

poem marks the high tide of Poe's ineffectuality and also bears testimony to his immense

gift for poetic conception and thereby confronts us with the peculiar problem of Poe.

passages that are wonders how it can be a great poem and how we have a necessary

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