The poem soon takes a turn for the worst. ... Up until this point in the poem, Poe wants us to think that the Palace is a splendid scene. ... This poem is an allegory of a man's mental breakdown. ... As the poem continues, it takes a darker turn. Poe uses symbols to imply what this poem is truly about. ...
Edgar Allen Poe is one of the more famous poets known for his dark, mysterious poems. ... Poe's poem "A Dream within a Dream" contains two stanzas each describing a certain experience. ... Poe wrote this poem shortly after her death and less than a year before his own. ... I find it hard to identify with how Poe feels in the poem, since I have not suffered the loss that he has, but I do think his ideas can be applied to less extreme situations. ... Nonetheless the poem does a great job of showing Poe's emotions, and making us consider what things in life may be even less ...
The two poems being compared are both love poems. Poem one is On My First Son by Ben Jonson . ... Poem one depicts the saddest part of love; the loss of love, whereas poem two depicts the joy that can be found in love. ... Poem two contains all of these elements which makes it a fixed form poem. ... The refrain in Unending Love is noticed like in the poem "The Raven" by Edgar Alan Poe where the word "nevermore" is used repetitively at the end of each stanza. ...
