Edgar Allan Poe
(United States, 1809-1849)
Click the button below to learn a little bit about Edgar Allan Poe and his writing:
Do you want to know a little more about what influenced Edgar Allan Poe's dark writing? Click the button below to learn about his life:
"The Raven" (Poem, 1845)
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What is this poem about? What is its tone? What does the raven represent? What other symbols are there? Which words or phrases are repeated? Why? Which parts rhyme? What other sounds are repeated? |
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Documents: Poem and Glossary
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Videos: Reading and Short Film
Click the button below to hear the wonderful British actor, singer and author Christopher Lee, reading "The Raven",
accompanied by the text of the poem.
accompanied by the text of the poem.
Check out this wild film adaptation of "The Raven" ,
directed by Don Thiel and Chris Saphire.
directed by Don Thiel and Chris Saphire.
"The Tell-Tale Heart" (Short Story, 1843)
Check out this intense short film adaptation of "The Tell-Tale Heart", from 1941: