What does the Raven symbolize? The Raven symbolizes grief. In the poem the bird keeps saying “nevermore,” the narrator repeats “nothing more,” and in the end of the poem the Raven sits above the chamber door never leaving.
In the poem the Raven symbolizes grief. As the poem progresses, it is revealed that the narrator had a love named Lenore and she has died. In the poem the narrator states “It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore - clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore quoth the Raven ‘nevermore’.” By the Raven saying “nevermore,” it tells the narrator that he will never see Lenore again, she is gone and he will never have her once more.
As the narrator stood in stillness