Part 1 of Essay
Edgar Alan Poe's "The Raven" (1845) tells the tale of a man lamenting his deceased mistress, Lenore. Through symbolism, and poetic language, Poe creates imagery, which takes us on a haunting journey. As narration begins, it is a late evening on a dreary night in December; a raven startles a melancholy man and repeatedly ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... in the poem was simply because of the "sonorousness of the word, Pallas, itself" (Poe, 1850). A less obvious symbol, might be the use of "midnight" in the first verse, and "December" in the second verse. Both midnight and December symbolize an end of something, and the anticipation of a transition to occur. The midnight in December could possibly be New Year's eve, a date with which most connect transition. With Poe's extensive vocabulary, he is qualified to bestow an ancient and poetic language in "The Rav ....