The poet, Poe, is then left with the quest he had yet to make. ... In the same year, he enrolled in the University of Virginia. ... During this trying time, Poe lived with his Aunt, and eventually fell in love with his thirteen-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm. ... In this poem, Poe takes his readers through the heart of misery with an overcastting shadow of terror. ... It is most obvious that Poe's rhyme scheme in this poem reinforces the theme of inconsolable loss through the emphatic repetition of "Nevermore." ...

• Word Count: 2529
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

The juxtaposition of Poe's life and work is most evident in the morbid personalities and melancholy themes of his literary compositions, similar to those of his life. ... In the first of the poem's three stanzas, Poe compares Helen's beauty to the ships of Nicea, a city near the Sea of Marmara. ... With Allan's help Poe was granted an honorable discharge from the Army. ... Poe" in which his famous poems "To Helen" and "Israfel" appeared. These show of the musical effect that has come to characterize Poe's poems. ...

• Word Count: 3026
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School