The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

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The Ravenby Edgar Allan Poe
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Introducing the Poem Literary Focus Sound Effects
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The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
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The Ravenby Edgar Allan Poe
Has something outside of youan object in nature,
an animal, a landscapeever echoed your feelings
so strongly that it seemed to speak to you?
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The Ravenby Edgar Allan Poe
At midnight on a bleak December night, a weary
student is studying in his room and mourning his
dead love, Lenore.

• Suddenly, he hears a tapping at his door.

• He is filled with terror.

• Is it only a visitor, or is it something more?

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The Raven Literary Focus Sound Effects
Like a catchy song, The Raven has pleasing
sound effects, such as
Once upon a midnight dreary
evocative rhythms
On the morrow he will leave me, as my Hopes have
flown before. Then the bird said Nevermore.
clever rhymes
While I nodded, nearly napping
alliteration (repetition of consonant sounds)
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The Raven Literary Focus Sound Effects
As you read or listen to the poem, consider the
purpose of Poes literary sound effects.

• What is Poe trying to accomplish with the
  repetition of certain rhythms and sounds?

• How do these sound effects help create the
  atmosphere of the poem?

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