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Monday, March 9, 2009
Reading Log IX - Eric B's question
(a) After reading "The Raven", how does Poe use the various elements of the poem (ie, the Raven, Lenore) to tell his life story?
(b) Note the language that Poe uses in his poem. How does it help get his points across? Use your response from the first question if you need a guide.
A.) I believe he used the raven and Lenore to help the reader understand more of what was going on in throughout the poem.
B.)The language was very descriptive. Like in the very beginning of poem, he uses words like dreary, ponder, weak and weary. They really hope you get a good picture and it hooks you into it. When I first read the poem back in high school, the intro made me want to keep reading to find out what he was talking about. I guess that is one of the reasons I like Edgar Allen Poe.
A.) I think Poe's purpose of using the Raven and Lenore is to show what he is going through in his own life. He lost a loved one, Lenore, whom is haunting him in his mind. Readers see this when Poe writes, "From my books surcease of sorrow - sorrow for the lost Lenore - For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels named Lenore - Nameless here for evermore." Lenore is his lost love, which is why he says nameless here for evermore. The Raven resembles the a devil or demon following Poe's loss. This is shown by, "And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting, On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door; And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming." This quote shows how the Raven will never leave his shoulder and that the Raven's eyes are that of a demon. A demon reminding him of his lost love Lenore.
B.) I think Poe's descriptive language helps show the time period he was writing in. Sentences like, "Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling" seem backwards compared to the way we write today. Poe could have simply said this bird turned my sadness into happiness; yet, back in the 1900's writers prolonged their sentences and put a lot more thought into the point they were trying to get across. Poe's description in some ways makes it hard to decipher the point of his poem because he doesn't just come out and say what he means. Overall, his description helps show the time period Poe was writing instead of making the main theme easier to understand. I do appreciate this style of writing though because it is beautiful and a lot more thought provoking than the plain way we write today.
A) I think he uses the raven to stand for him loosing the person he was in love with, Lenore. By the raven sitting on the top of his door and never leaving could imply that he can't stop thinking about Lenore.
B) He uses very descriptive words in his poem that really set the mood. He also makes you feel like you are there in the room with him. I love when he describes the raven's fiery eyes. The language he uses also shows that it was written a long time ago because he uses phrases like "o'er", "'tis", and "yore".
a.) I think that Lenore is represented by Raven, which both represent what Poe is going through in his life. The Raven represents the longing for his missing Lenore, but the eyes of the Raven remind him of the devil. Which makes me wonder if there was something that Poe was ashamed of or scared of because why would he think of the Raven's eyes as the devil. I do agree with Alicia about how the Raven is constantly sitting on top of his door which indicates that he can't stop thinking of Lenore.
b.)The language used really shows the time period that the story was written in. Words such as "thee", "bosom", "yore", etc all show that this is an older story. Also words with such rich description also show how much thought was put into this piece of work. The words are much more complex than the words we use in or essays today. With this story having so many descriptions I was able to put myself in that room with him and see the Raven as he saw it.
Poe uses the raven to help the audience better understand what Lenore ment to him. I agree with Alicia when she said that Poe uses the raven sitting on the door to imply that he cant stop thinking about Lenore.
Poe is very descriptive and he also uses alot of detail for all his storys. The Raven is not different. He puts you in the story and he makes you want to keep reading. As you read you can tell that he is hurting over Lenore and you can really feel that from all the description and detail he puts into his feelings. I really enjoyed this poem.
a. he tells us about his lost lenore throughout the story and the raven represents his loss and sorrow that keeps on haunting him. b.poe uses strong words to describe his strong feelings of sorrow.
a. he tells us about his lost lenore throughout the story and the raven represents his loss and sorrow that keeps on haunting him. b.poe uses strong words to describe his strong feelings of sorrow.
7 comments:
A.) I believe he used the raven and Lenore to help the reader understand more of what was going on in throughout the poem.
B.)The language was very descriptive. Like in the very beginning of poem, he uses words like dreary, ponder, weak and weary. They really hope you get a good picture and it hooks you into it. When I first read the poem back in high school, the intro made me want to keep reading to find out what he was talking about. I guess that is one of the reasons I like Edgar Allen Poe.
A.) I think Poe's purpose of using the Raven and Lenore is to show what he is going through in his own life. He lost a loved one, Lenore, whom is haunting him in his mind. Readers see this when Poe writes, "From my books surcease of sorrow - sorrow for the lost Lenore -
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels named Lenore -
Nameless here for evermore." Lenore is his lost love, which is why he says nameless here for evermore. The Raven resembles the a devil or demon following Poe's loss. This is shown by, "And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting, On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming." This quote shows how the Raven will never leave his shoulder and that the Raven's eyes are that of a demon. A demon reminding him of his lost love Lenore.
B.) I think Poe's descriptive language helps show the time period he was writing in. Sentences like, "Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling" seem backwards compared to the way we write today. Poe could have simply said this bird turned my sadness into happiness; yet, back in the 1900's writers prolonged their sentences and put a lot more thought into the point they were trying to get across. Poe's description in some ways makes it hard to decipher the point of his poem because he doesn't just come out and say what he means. Overall, his description helps show the time period Poe was writing instead of making the main theme easier to understand. I do appreciate this style of writing though because it is beautiful and a lot more thought provoking than the plain way we write today.
A) I think he uses the raven to stand for him loosing the person he was in love with, Lenore. By the raven sitting on the top of his door and never leaving could imply that he can't stop thinking about Lenore.
B) He uses very descriptive words in his poem that really set the mood. He also makes you feel like you are there in the room with him. I love when he describes the raven's fiery eyes. The language he uses also shows that it was written a long time ago because he uses phrases like "o'er", "'tis", and "yore".
a.) I think that Lenore is represented by Raven, which both represent what Poe is going through in his life. The Raven represents the longing for his missing Lenore, but the eyes of the Raven remind him of the devil. Which makes me wonder if there was something that Poe was ashamed of or scared of because why would he think of the Raven's eyes as the devil. I do agree with Alicia about how the Raven is constantly sitting on top of his door which indicates that he can't stop thinking of Lenore.
b.)The language used really shows the time period that the story was written in. Words such as "thee", "bosom", "yore", etc all show that this is an older story. Also words with such rich description also show how much thought was put into this piece of work. The words are much more complex than the words we use in or essays today. With this story having so many descriptions I was able to put myself in that room with him and see the Raven as he saw it.
Poe uses the raven to help the audience better understand what Lenore ment to him. I agree with Alicia when she said that Poe uses the raven sitting on the door to imply that he cant stop thinking about Lenore.
Poe is very descriptive and he also uses alot of detail for all his storys. The Raven is not different. He puts you in the story and he makes you want to keep reading. As you read you can tell that he is hurting over Lenore and you can really feel that from all the description and detail he puts into his feelings. I really enjoyed this poem.
a. he tells us about his lost lenore throughout the story and the raven represents his loss and sorrow that keeps on haunting him.
b.poe uses strong words to describe his strong feelings of sorrow.
a. he tells us about his lost lenore throughout the story and the raven represents his loss and sorrow that keeps on haunting him.
b.poe uses strong words to describe his strong feelings of sorrow.
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