“The Raven” is a perfect example of how Poe uses the theme of death in his poems. Another poem in which the theme of death is used is the poem “Lenore.” In the very first line of the poem, Poe writes, “Ah broken is the golden bowl! the spirit flown forever!” (Poe, “Lenore”). The golden bowl is precious like life. If the bowl is broken it cannot possibly hold anything in it. Because the bowl is broken, life cannot possibly continue. The spirit that Poe is writing about is Lenore’s spirit. The spirit flying over means that Lenore has passed away (Mugen Tamashii). In the second stanza, Poe writes that many people did not like Lenore because she had too much pride (Poe, “Lenore”). However, at the same time they praised her but only because she
