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“The Raven”
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“The Raven”. death. “bird of yore” symbol of bad things of the past . Pallas of Athena. wisdom, knowledge. Night’s Plutonian Shore. Night- mysterious Plutonian- darkness (Roman God of the underworld) Shore- ocean of hellish darkness . fiery Eyes.
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Pallas of Athena • wisdom, knowledge
Night’s Plutonian Shore • Night- mysterious • Plutonian- darkness (Roman God of the underworld) • Shore- ocean of hellish darkness
fiery Eyes • “This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressingTo the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom's core;This and more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining” • the emotional standpoint of the speaker, speaker’s true emotions.
Lenore • Perfect woman that dose not exist
Nepenthe • "drug of forgetfulness" (Greek Mythology) • 4th stanza back page, believes God is helping him forget the grief
Theme • This poem contains love, madness, things of the supernatural and mythology