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Edgar Allan Poe's “The Raven” is a narrative poem which addresses the themes of death and melancholy through the repeated line of the ominous visitor “the raven” saying, “Nevermore” and the bleak mood that prevails the poem. It consists of eighteen stanzas composed of six lines each. The repetition of the phrase “nevermore” at the end of each stanza emphasizes the narrator's despair. Also, this repetition is one of the reasons that drive him mad. Hearing this phrase, “nevermore” constantly, the narrator is finally on the brink of frenzy.
Thomas Hardy wrote two poems in which it seems that they don’t have much of a satisfying or fulfilling tone. The poems “Channel Firing” and “Neutral tones” both show a very negative, pessimistic, and most of all a very dark tone throughout both of these poems. The tones of these poems are shown in “Channel Firing” when Thomas Hardy uses lots of death and in “Neutral tones” Thomas Hardy uses lots of dark words and surroundings that show a very neutral and indifferent tone. In both of these poems Thomas Hardy is explaining that although there can be love in humanity there can also be darkness as well.
Edgar Allen Poe is a true genius in the writing world. He uses an abundance of literary skills and rich vocabulary to make a strong story that keeps people engaged. Edgar Allen Poe is the author of the three stories, “Tell Tale Heart”, “The Black Cat”, and “The Cask of Amontillado”. All of these stories are similar because of Poe’s literary consistency and strong vocabulary. Poe’s writing is unusual.
