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Old 01-05-2007, 10:18 PM   #23
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The raven represents neither Lenore nor a literal bird. It represents an aspect of the speaker-- the knowledge that Lenore is forever gone. Their confrontation represents the speaker's inner conflict. In the end, he gives up hope and succumbs to the truth.

That is my take on it. I haven't read the poem in a long while, however, so I may be missing something.

Anyway, I like Poe-- nothing more. Hemingway is a better short-story writer and many are better poets. I prefer Poe to Lovecraft, but I connect deeply with neither.

I unconsciously associate Poe with Edvard Munch. Thoughts?
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