Edgar Allan Poe is very well known for his mystery short stories and poems. He is seen as one of the founders of science fiction along with publicising detective-fiction. This poem seems to be very different from that type of theme. Poe grew up not really knowing his mother or father which I think he is touching on when he says,
"From childhood's hour I have not been
As others were-I have not seen
As others saw- I could not bring..."
As a child, your days are full of parenting and getting to know the people in your family. Poe never got to experience that. He was unofficially adopted by the Allan's but always felt alone. He died at the age of 40 from an unknown cause but people think it was due to drugs and alcohol.
As for the poem's structure, I really like the traditional musical rhyme scheme it has. It makes it flow really well but almost contradicts the "alone" theme in my opinion.
Poe knew loss. It is clear that he also knows what it's like to be alone.
ReplyDeleteGood comment on the structure and rhyme scheme. Keep going a little bit farther below the surface.
Jess!! Your antecedent scenario for this poem was great. From that background info I can really understand where Poe is coming from and why he has these feelings. Good job :)
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