“The Raven” TDA The poem “The Raven” is an example of Gothic Literature because it includes romance, spooky settings, and conflicted and disturbed characters. Poe uses these and many literary devices to portray a grim ambiance throughout the entire poem. Poe uses imagery to set the scene of the poem in a dark and spooky setting. In the fourth and fifth stanzas, Poe appeals to the reader’s five senses to create a creepy and eerie atmosphere. In this stanza, Poe describes the outside of the narrator’s home as dark, meaning that he has not discovered the source of the tapping sound he had been hearing. This creates an ominous mood and gives the reader a sense of anticipation because the origin of the knocking was still unknown. This also gives