In Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven, Poe creates an eerie mood. The whole poem seems strange, as if it was a dream or a visit from the under world. Most of Poe's works are dark in nature, just like this one. He begins the poem by stating that someone, Lenore, as died. Also that he is grieving over her death and misses her. Then the knocking on his door by nobody, saying that it must have been the wind. Then he is joined by the raven, ravens are seen as omens of death and evil.
He is in his study, thinking about the loss of Lenore. The way it is presented leads one to believe that he was heavily in love with her, and that her death is greatly affecting him. Then he hears someone knocking at his door at a very late hour. After opening the
He is in his study, thinking about the loss of Lenore. The way it is presented leads one to believe that he was heavily in love with her, and that her death is greatly affecting him. Then he hears someone knocking at his door at a very late hour. After opening the