Another reason Edgar Allan Poe is the master mind behind literature as we know it today is because of his incredible use of irony and symbolism. ... Just as irony is a huge role in Poe's works so is the usage of symbolism, this is also a very distinguishable characteristic of Edgar Allan Poe. A poem that contains great symbolism is "The Raven" this poem brings forth many symbols including the most obvious one, the raven. ... Another example of symbolism is how the raven lands on the Bust of Pallas which is a symbol of wisdom , by the raven landing on it that makes it very symbol...

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