The Raven

The Raven

Alex Lannon 8A

In ELA class we read a poem called “The Raven”. In this poem a man, who was not named, is reading a book when he hears a knocking sound on his door. He goes to investigate and opens the door to find nothing but darkness there. So he goes back to his seat only to hear something on his window. He goes to investigate only to find a raven.

He starts saying that the raven came from Night's Plutonian shore which is the shore to the underworld. The raven responds always with “Nevermore”. The man is startled by this and starts yelling at the bird saying things like “Prophet, thing of evil” or “Wretch, God hate thee”. Then the poem just ends, the story doesn’t really resolve. Usually Edgar Allen Poe's poems are a little scarier, this one is pretty mild. Maybe people were scared easier back in the 1800’s?