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Alone By Edgar Allan Poe Essay

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A prominent theme in the poem Alone, written by Edgar Allan Poe, is loneliness. Throughout this poem, the poet is constantly describing his personal childhood and how it has created a sense of loneliness. When he was a child, he knew that the source of his feelings and ideas were different from other peoples. In turn, it made him feel alienated. With effective poetic language, Edgar Allan Poe is able to captivate readers by transporting them into his childhood, allowing them to experience the same emotions and feelings he felt. Alone by Edgar Allan Poe, consistently conveys the idea that the way one perceives loneliness is subjective. This is shown throughout the poem when Poe describes his self and the way others perceive him. From the poem …show more content…

Instead, Poe would often resolve the situation himself. This doesn’t mean that Poe was necessarily ‘lonely’ and had no one to turn to, it displayed that he was independent. His personality is described through the lines, "From childhood's hour I have not been, As others were; I have not seen, As others saw; I could not bring" (Poe 1-3) This line describes that from a young age, Poe knew that he was different and unique compared to other people. From his personality to opinions to perspectives on life, it made him special and unlike most. “My passions from a common spring, From the same source I have not taken (Poe 4-5)" perfectly conveys his feeling of loneliness when reading this line. It discusses how while most children sought for joy and happiness, Poe had not yet felt that same emotion. For example, while certain things made others happy, it didn’t have the same effect on him. In the poem, Poe also explains that he didn't view life in the same way as others or didn’t have the same interests as others. The line "And all I loved; I loved alone" (Poe 8) reinforces that statement. In line 8, Edgar Allan Poe uses many symbolic metaphors to show that even through the tough and

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