Like The Tell-Tale Heart, Poe relies on word choice, and repetition in The Raven to establish a suspenseful vibe. This theory can be proven in the first passage of the story. The story begins on a dreary night at midnight when the narrator hears “someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door,” (Lauter 2539). The word gentle implies a delicate, creeping action. Coupling “gently” with the repetition of the word rapping and the dark, dreary setting is successful in formulating a macabre atmosphere. Even Annabel Lee, a poem seemingly about unconditional and passionate love, incorporated components that created tension the reader could sense in the ambiance of the setting. The narrator expresses the resentfulness angels in heaven felt toward the love shared between him and his wife, Annabel Lee (Lauter 2545). When first learning this, the audience grows suspicious of the upcoming events, as if something grim is
Like The Tell-Tale Heart, Poe relies on word choice, and repetition in The Raven to establish a suspenseful vibe. This theory can be proven in the first passage of the story. The story begins on a dreary night at midnight when the narrator hears “someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door,” (Lauter 2539). The word gentle implies a delicate, creeping action. Coupling “gently” with the repetition of the word rapping and the dark, dreary setting is successful in formulating a macabre atmosphere. Even Annabel Lee, a poem seemingly about unconditional and passionate love, incorporated components that created tension the reader could sense in the ambiance of the setting. The narrator expresses the resentfulness angels in heaven felt toward the love shared between him and his wife, Annabel Lee (Lauter 2545). When first learning this, the audience grows suspicious of the upcoming events, as if something grim is