The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe : “The Raven” is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845, the poem is noted for its musicality, language, and supernatural dark atmosphere. It tells of a talking raven’s mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the man’s slow fall into madness,The man tries talking to this raven, but the only word the raven says is “Nevermore”. “The Raven” follows an unnamed narrator on a night in December who sits reading “forgotten lore” as a way to forget the loss of his eve, Lenore.
About the structure of this poem we can say that The poem is made up of 18 stanzas of six lines each then the rhyme scheme is BBC, when accounting for internal rhyme. What’s more the poem also makes heavy use of alliteration (“Doubting, dreaming, dreams… “) The author’s use of mood and tone in his writing definitely helped to create a sense of hysteria and darkness throughout the poem. The narrator’s tone goes from musing to frantic as he questions the whereabouts of his lost love, Lenore. Pope’s choice of words, such as “darkness” and “lonely” really helps to create a mood of depression and grief that I felt as a reader.
I believe that the poem effectively related a sense of despair In me, the reader. I think that Pope’s style is very unique it is somehow dark, but still formal In a way. As we said this poem is rely popular and known, and many readings, adaptation and many versions have been made available to the fans of Edgar Allen Poe. While hearing several reading of this poem we can notice a real musicality and lightness so I wondered hat if Edgar Allan Poe had been a musician, what would “The Raven” sound like?
Here, I found both the experiences of “listening” as well as “reading” nicely stylized and decide to choose a music adaptation of this poem and I think that Is a good choices for anyone who Is looking to be exposed to this gothic tale and this dark atmosphere. The music adaptation that I have cheesed Is by Kristin Elise Lawrence. She Is an American organist, composer, and vocalist, and she made several artistic work’s that’s Is to say Interpreting poetry as musical work’s and turn classic poem Into itching music.
In her adaptation of ‘The Raven” we can hear that she amidst pipe organ and strings, and her soprano voice carries all 18 verses of the famous poem, as If It Is sung by the ghost, Lenore. I think that this version Is very elegant and give a fresh alarm to poetry In general, that Is to say a less boring experience, A poem that Is melodious and that we can carry and hear It and do so as we please. I think that music and narration make It a very worthwhile version of this classic poem. Agar Allan Poe By offend he poem effectively related a sense of despair in me, the reader. I think that Pope’s style is very unique it is somehow dark, but still formal in a way. As we said this reading of this poem we can notice a real musicality and lightness so I wondered and I decide to choose a music adaptation of this poem and I think that is a good choices for anyone who is looking to be exposed to this gothic tale and this dark atmosphere. The music adaptation that I have cheesed is by Kristin Elise Lawrence.
She is an American organist, composer, and vocalist, and she made several artistic or’s that’s is to say interpreting poetry as musical work’s and turn classic poem into catching music. In her adaptation of “The Raven” we can hear that she amidst pipe as if it is sung by the ghost, Lenore. I think that this version is very elegant and give a fresh air to poetry in general, that is to say a less boring experience, A poem that is melodious and that we can carry and hear it and do so as we please. I think that music and narration make it a very worthwhile version of this classic poem.
