The Raven

Author:

Edgar Allan Poe

Genre:

Poem

Setting:

Dark, cold December night in 17th century, a man's chamber.

Point of View:

first person

Main Characters:

Poet and the raven

Literary Element:

Assonance, alliteration, rhyme scheme, metaphor, melancholy, synopsis, repetition.

Mood:

Suspenseful, sentimental, sad, suspicious.

Summary:

One dark December night, a poet is feeling tired and weak. He is reading old books and missing his love, Lenore. He hears someone knocking the door. When he opens the door, this is no one. He only hears a voice saying, "Lenore." He called out, "Lenore?" but no one answered him. He hears the knock again , and this time when he opens the door he sees a raven sit on the head of a statue over the door. Poe asked its name, the raven says, "nevermore."