Analysis Of The Poem 'The Haunted Palace' By Edgar Allan Poe

In the poem “The Haunted Palace” written by Edgar Allan Poe. This poem starts off with the description of a beautiful palace with great details that stand out in a green valley. The speaker tells us about the glorious golden banners floating from the roof through the wind. It was told that passengers passing by would get a glimpse of spirits dancing around the king while he sat at his throne. The doors to the palace were majestic and bright and angels flooded through singing how great the almighty king was. Just as it came, it was gone. The palace filled with evil spirits that destroyed and attacked everything. The palace was never the same. As passengers walked by they would see the spirits dancing in a horrific way, they would laugh with no smile, showing the palace was not as it used to be. The poet used the poetry devices imagery and figurative language in the poem. In stanza three lines 29-32, Poe uses an allusion. He states, “ A troop of Echoes, whose sweet duty, was but to sing, In voices of surpassing beauty, The wit and wisdom of their king”. In the lines, the poet attempts to convey the echoes repeating the thoughts and ideas of not their own but of the king. They continued to dance around him without speaking but with singing songs of his greatness. In stanza 2, the poet gives an example of imagery. He states, …show more content…
For example, the palace. The palace was the main image of the poem. He describes the palace as being fair and stately (fit for a king) which gives us a perception of what to imagine. The spirits, they are in the poem from beginning to end. We never really get to understand who they really are. In stanza 3 line 19 this is where we come to know the spirits. They don’t come in harm; they sing, dance, and radiate joy! In line 33 the change occurs. The spirits become evil and attack the king. This represents a disease that attacks the mind. First you have sanity then your mind becomes full of