1. The poem begins by address the setting and mood, with things such as the “midnight dreary” and describing how Poe felt extremely weak and tired. He was reading many interesting fictitious stories of lore. As he was just about to fall asleep, someone began tapping at his bedroom door. Slightly startled, he reassures himself by saying there is just a visitor, nothing else.
2. He remember this event, looking back on it, and informs us it was in a bleak December. He remembers the way the embers from the fire cast ghostly shadows on the floor, and wished for tomorrow to come. We are informed that he was reading to attempt to hide his grief for his lost Lenore, and describes her beauty and elegance.
3. He hears his purple silk curtains rustling, …show more content…
This dark blue-black bird that had landed in his house made him smile with its odd, stern demeanor, and he told the bird that, while he had a closely shaved head, (which was a mark of shame back in those days) this bird held no shame despite not having impressive plumage. Plutonian refers to Pluto, the Greek and Roman god of the underworld, much like the underworld or infernal regions, and he suggests that the bird came from there. The speaker is very surprised, and at first quite amused at the appearance of this raven. Being so down and alone lately, the bird is a welcome distraction. Almost jokingly, he asks the bird what his name is, and the bird replies “Nevermore”
9. He was very surprised to hear it talk, yet confused at the bird’s answer. Nevermore didn’t seem like much of a name, so it was quite irrelevant. The speaker goes on to say that no living human being has ever seen an animal perch above their bedroom door on the bust of Pallas with such a name as Nevermore.
10. After the bird’s little exchange, it refused to say anything else, and continued to sit on the bust above his door. It didn’t move, it didn’t speak, it just sat there until he began to talk again, saying that other friends have left him before, and on the day that this bird leaves, his hopes will leave as well. The bird, again, replies …show more content…
He is still so oddly fascinated by this bird that he decides to pull up a chair to listen closer to it. He begins to think and ponder about what this bird means by “Nevermore”, even though part of his mind is telling him that it is the only word the bird knows.
13. The speaker continues to sit and think in silence, not speaking a word, while the bird stares at him. He is at ease, almost, in his comfortable chair, and we are given some more details about the room. It is a very luxurious room, with velvet chairs, purple velvet curtains, and even the lamplight that “gloats”. In the very last sentence of this stanza, his mind jumps back to Lenore, knowing that she will never sit on this seat again, and that she is truly gone forever.
14. As he was sitting there, beginning to think back to Lenore, the room suddenly starts to grow dense and heavy from a censer (which is a globe that holds burning incense) that is spreading perfume around the room. Not only this, but there are angels (Seraphim) swinging these censers. He goes on to say that this perfume was sent by God to help him get over Lenore. He calls it nepenthe, which was a drink of lore that was supposed to comfort those in grief. He tells himself to drink it and forget about Lenore, but he is interrupted by the raven, saying
2. He remember this event, looking back on it, and informs us it was in a bleak December. He remembers the way the embers from the fire cast ghostly shadows on the floor, and wished for tomorrow to come. We are informed that he was reading to attempt to hide his grief for his lost Lenore, and describes her beauty and elegance.
3. He hears his purple silk curtains rustling, …show more content…
This dark blue-black bird that had landed in his house made him smile with its odd, stern demeanor, and he told the bird that, while he had a closely shaved head, (which was a mark of shame back in those days) this bird held no shame despite not having impressive plumage. Plutonian refers to Pluto, the Greek and Roman god of the underworld, much like the underworld or infernal regions, and he suggests that the bird came from there. The speaker is very surprised, and at first quite amused at the appearance of this raven. Being so down and alone lately, the bird is a welcome distraction. Almost jokingly, he asks the bird what his name is, and the bird replies “Nevermore”
9. He was very surprised to hear it talk, yet confused at the bird’s answer. Nevermore didn’t seem like much of a name, so it was quite irrelevant. The speaker goes on to say that no living human being has ever seen an animal perch above their bedroom door on the bust of Pallas with such a name as Nevermore.
10. After the bird’s little exchange, it refused to say anything else, and continued to sit on the bust above his door. It didn’t move, it didn’t speak, it just sat there until he began to talk again, saying that other friends have left him before, and on the day that this bird leaves, his hopes will leave as well. The bird, again, replies …show more content…
He is still so oddly fascinated by this bird that he decides to pull up a chair to listen closer to it. He begins to think and ponder about what this bird means by “Nevermore”, even though part of his mind is telling him that it is the only word the bird knows.
13. The speaker continues to sit and think in silence, not speaking a word, while the bird stares at him. He is at ease, almost, in his comfortable chair, and we are given some more details about the room. It is a very luxurious room, with velvet chairs, purple velvet curtains, and even the lamplight that “gloats”. In the very last sentence of this stanza, his mind jumps back to Lenore, knowing that she will never sit on this seat again, and that she is truly gone forever.
14. As he was sitting there, beginning to think back to Lenore, the room suddenly starts to grow dense and heavy from a censer (which is a globe that holds burning incense) that is spreading perfume around the room. Not only this, but there are angels (Seraphim) swinging these censers. He goes on to say that this perfume was sent by God to help him get over Lenore. He calls it nepenthe, which was a drink of lore that was supposed to comfort those in grief. He tells himself to drink it and forget about Lenore, but he is interrupted by the raven, saying