Poe
Edgar Allen Poe’s life experiences, particularly his repeated substance abuse and the loss of the women he loved, are evident in the stories that he wrote. In 1845, Poe’s most mystifying poem appeared, The Raven. This was a story that Poe wrote that helped us understand his feelings that were felt due to the loss of his wife(Double Day & Company). The words used to describe the raven in the story make the raven up to be death coming for him. The words such as "so faintly you cam tapping, tapping at my chamber door" show how the raven resembled death which took his wife away and will soon take him. Poe also described his heart ache by describing the ravens eyes as burning through his chest. Alcohol and drugs played a key role in the deep dark setting of this story. Also Poe had a fixation with the name Lanoro but nobody ever found out who she was, but men believe that it was Poe’s secret lover after the death of his wife. In the poem Spirits Of The Dead Poe expresses his deepest feelings about his wife and the sense of loneliness he felt. In this poem the words "Thy soul shall find itself alone `Mid dark thoughts of the gray tomb-stone" shows how Poe feels his soul is lost and alone and the only thoughts he has is of his wife’s gra
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Approximate Word count = 1169
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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