How Does Edgar Allan Poe Use Annotation In Nevermore
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In the first stanza we learn that it is a dreary night for the narrator, he is about to fall asleep when he hears a tapping sound at his door. “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, / Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore --/ While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping” (Poe 1-3). In the second stanza it seems that Poe is re-writing the poem, by describing the narrator more. While doing this, it creates a kind of spooky vibe in the poem. Later we come to find out why the narrator is up so late. “Eagerly I wished the morrow; -- vainly I had sought to borrow/ From my books surcease of sorrow – sorrow for the lost Lenore --/ For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore –” (Poe 9-11). We come to find out that the narrator is trying to forget about…show more content… Still the raven says ‘Nevermore’. The narrator soon starts to catch on to what is happening. He begins to realize that he is losing his sanity, he is screaming at a raven that only says ‘Nevermore’. He calls the raven a “Prophet” and a “thing of evil”. He then asked that in the name of God he will again hold his beloved Lenore. The raven responds with ‘Nevermore’. “Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aiden, / 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”” (Poe 93-96). The narrator finally snaps and tells the raven to go away. Basically, the narrator is telling the raven to go to hell and the raven responds with ‘Nevermore’. Each time the narrator would ask or say something about Lenore and the raven would only say ‘Nevermore’ you can tell the narrator is slowly becoming frustrated with the raven. Until the end of the poem where he finally snaps and losses his mind. He realizes that he is in his own personal