Symbolism In The Raven By Edgar Allan Poe

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It had amazed me that the raven could speak so well Though its answer was stupid and a bit boring, Cause you have to admit no person alive now Has ever had such a crazy thing as this happen to them. Bird or beast sitting upon a statute placed over a door, A bird absurdly named "Nevermore." But the raven, all up there lonely, said that simple one word only. The same word it said before. And that's all it said. It didn't even move after that. So I said to the raven, "other birds have been here before." And come the morning he'll leave me just like hope has left me. And the raven said "Nevermore." It's speaking startled me as it broke the silence. "Common," I said, that's probably the only word it can say. Taught to say it by its depressed owner …show more content…

And the owner's misery now passed on to the raven who can say Only nevermore. But the raven, still neat and charming, got me happy, up to smiling. So I pulled up a chair and sat in front of it. And as I sunk down in my mind, I started thinking Wild thoughts about this raven. And all the symbolism associated to it and its kind over the centuries What it means by "Nevermore." Here I sat and started giving, but no luck, this started sucking. It's eyes burning into me. I thought lots about the crazy of things, my head finally resting On the cushion that the lamp light made a glow on. But the chair with cushy lining and the lamp light shining more. She wont walk by, not nevermore! Then the air in the room grew denser, and I smelled an unseen incense The kind like they use in churches on a chain galore. God sent you to me, sent here by angles Give me medicine to remove my memories. I need medicine to forget Lenore Said the raven "nevermore." Thing of evil! Are you bird or devil?! Are you sent by the devil or by a