The poem “The Raven”, a horror-poem, is about the grief of a raven over his love Lenore who will never return. Edgar Allen Poe, an American author, illustrated the poem. The poem was first published in 1845, and despite being a journalist and published author for years, it received great critical acclaim. Poe is best known for his poem “The Raven”. Edgar Allen Poe has used many rhetorical techniques to make his poem more appealing and interesting.
Poe does not use formal writing in “The Raven,” but only uses pathos when he wants to connect with the readers. Poe’s work is full of emotion. Poe begins by helping the reader to identify with the protagonist’s emotions. The protagonist is described as suffering from lack of sleep, pain, and sorrow. The lover may be “weak and tired” but he is still awake, at midnight on “bleak December”, to study Lenore’s books. This portrays a very broken man. Poe shows his longing for Lenore by opening his door in his bedroom, hoping to find her on the opposite side.
Poe uses ethos to make a story more relatable. Poe has an audience of people who are unable to let go, as well as people who want or need to forget the past. Also, he uses repetition. Repetition is the literary device of repeating words or phrases. The words, “Nevermore” or “Nothing Further” are repeated multiple times. They both create a melancholy atmosphere in the poem. Both words are negative, indicating the sadness of protagonist. It represents a feeling that can’t be shaken. Poe emphasizes that there’s no point in obsessing and ignoring about your past. Poe used the setting of winter to set the tone for this poem. He also used bleak, dark December. Poe used time and location to interpret the death of a character.
“The Raven” also represents Symbolism. Symbolism refers to the use symbols for ideas or quantities that are not literal. Poe used ravens in his poem because they represent sadness or death. Ravens could also have been a way to send a message which would never leave the mind of the reader, like “Evermore”. The poem “The Raven” also uses rhyming as a rhetorical tool. The phrase “Eagerly, I wished for the morrow” is a rhetorical device that gives the poem an interesting musical tone. The dark music in his poem makes it seem sadder and more depressing.
Edgar Allen Poe uses alliteration in many of his works. Alliteration adds rhythm to Poe’s writing and influences the mood in the reader. Poe uses the alliteration to create a rhythm in his poem. The words flow well together.
Poe is able to reach a much larger audience by using these strategies. Poe’s sad, emotional storyline. It is not only the emotional loss of Lenore that causes him to feel sad, but the mental insanity and insanity of the storyline.
Edgar Allan Poe wrote “The Raven”, a poem about a young woman who died. This poem is notable for its setting. Winter is used as the initial setting, while bleak and gloomy December is also used. Poe was able to create a setting that interpreted death by using the time and location.
These dark gothics poems are an excellent example of rhetoric. Dark poems aim to make people feel emotionally or fearful. We usually associate rhetoric with argumentative writing, media or advertising. These are both excellent examples of rhetoric because the goal is to get the reader’s attention and make them feel something. This poem is a great example of how to use rhetorical techniques and engage readers.
