Symbolism, Setting And Tone In The Raven

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Death is inevitable. Death does not discriminate against anybody; it “awaits the bravest, the richest, the most beautiful” (Crown). Everyone knows that at some point, life will come to an end and death will occur. Even though we all know this, death of a loved one is still hard to cope with. In ‘The Raven’, Edgar Allan Poe’s theme of undying devotion is proven through the use of the literary element of symbolism, setting, and tone. In this 108 line poem, readers are to determine whether the speaker is truly heartbroken or undergoing complete and utter madness. The author, Edgar Allan Poe, was a great believer that to truly write anything one must first have a truly great plot.
The symbolism in ‘The Raven’ has always been heavily debated. I feel that the raven stands as a symbol for the love and hope that he could once again speak to his Lenore. This describes his undying …show more content…
If I, myself, were to describe the tone in this poem in three words it would be melancholy, mysterious, and psychotic. The poem first begins with the speaker down in the dumps about the death of Lenore. Anyone who has just lost their significant other would feel the same way, but the speaker took it to the extremes; that is where the psychotic comes in. He first is fearful from the knocking at his chambers doors since it is at midnight. He told himself, “Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door;-- That it is and nothing more” (Poe line 17-18). Even though he told himself ‘twas just a visitor, deep inside he felt that it was Lenore. When he had seen that nobody was there, he was then let down from the crazy thought he had had. After that was when he called for Lenore and heard back a reply from the Raven himself. I feel that the Raven never spoke, but the speaker thought it up in desperation of

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