Use of Poetic Devices in Poe's The Raven In Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven, he uses many devices commonly seen in poetry. ... Rather than using any other animal, Poe uses a raven because a raven is typically a bad omen or symbol of death. ... Another device used in The Raven is alliteration to help create an interesting effect for the reader. ... In The Raven, Poe uses an endless amount of devices to allow for a fantastic read. ... And the most effective use of device in this poem was the rhyme and alliteration, allowing the piece to flow nicely and to have an interesting and app...

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The author's use of alliteration through the entire piece such as "doubting, dreaming dreams" and "[W]hile I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping", evokes a calm, numbing effect on the reader. ... Without the use of such diction, the reader would lack to feel the lull, stupor emotion evoked from the narrator. ... Poe's use of the raven as the bird of choice specifically contributes immensely to the mood created in the piece and the overall melancholy tone of the poem. The raven is used as a pathway by which the reader can be involved in the narr...

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"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" is a dark reflection on lost love, death, and loss of hope. ... However, The Raven, as well as the dreary December night shows signs of darkness. ... These include assonance, alliteration, and rhyme. ... Poe also used a lot of alliteration. ... One last element used in "The Raven" is rhyme. ...

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The raven replied "Nevermore- (48). ... Replied the raven, "Nevermore... Alliteration can also be found in "The Raven."" ... Alliteration is represented in line 64 to stress the "f- sound: "Followed fast and followed faster so when Hope he would adjure. . ."" Alliteration, like rhymes, is also a style that helps create a more memorable and pressing effect on a reader. ...

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Some of his more famous works are "The Raven", "Annabel Lee", "Eldorado", "Sonnet-To My Mother", and "The Conqueror Worm." ... "The Raven" is by far Edgar Allan Poe's greatest known work of literature. ... The Raven is a virtuoso performance in the use of internal rhyme(Harcourt Brace Company, 288). ... After the raven shows up in the poem, the last word of every stanza is "nevermore." ... One technique that Poe uses throughout "The Raven" is alliteration, which is the repetition of a consonant sound. ...

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She metaphorically predicts the king's death as her soliloquy strengthens, "The raven himself is hoarse That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan Under my battlements". The raven is the given metaphor, which was known as a big, black ill omen of death. ... The evil persona Lady Macbeth tries to adopt can be seen in the alliteration she uses, such as "murdering ministers" and "sightless substances". ... The alliteration of "keen knife" reinforces the harm the "taboo" object will be able to execute unto the recipient. ... However, she still silently shares the guilt by using the per...

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One shade the more, one ray the less, Had half impaired the nameless grace Which waves in every raven tress, Or softly lightens o'er her face; Where thoughts serenely sweet express How pure, how dear their dwelling place. ... Punctuation is used fairly normally throughout the poem. ... The main imagery and symbol used is of light and darkness. One of the most important literary devices in this poem is alliteration. With the use of alliteration throughout the poem, Lord Byron is showing how her beauty transcends merely a single sense. ...

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In this case, the woman's eyes aren't used as a physical feature, but more as a window into her inner self, revealing what's in her heart. ... The conclusion to the second stanza contains insight into "the dwelling place" of the woman's thoughts, creating an insight into her mind by using alliteration. ... Byron uses many antonyms to describe this woman but still portrays a perfect balance within her, often using opposites like light and darkness to portray a perfect balance. George Byron's poem would have been a plain love poem, but because the forces are so pron...

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She Walks In Beauty 1 She walks in beauty , like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellowed to that tender light 5 Which heaven to gaudy day denies. 2 One shade the more, one ray the less, Had half impaired the nameless grace Which waves in every raven tress, Or softly lightens o"er her face; 10 Where thoughts serenely sweet express How pure, how dear their dwelling place. 3 And on the cheek, and o"er that brow, So soft, so calm, yet eloquent, The smiles that win, the tints that glow, 15 But tell of...

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In his writings, his use of vivid descriptions, symbolism, and imagery are unmatched by any author past or present. ... In some stanzas, he uses different tenses and description in each strophe. ... Imagery and Symbolism are also used predominantly throughout this poem. ... That same strong language is used to convey emotion throughout the lines. ... He uses nature and compares it to the convict. ...

• Word Count: 7543
• Approx Pages: 30
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• Grade Level: High School