... unusual resurrection. Although he is unable to recall exactly where he met her, he is able to describe her perfectly as very majestic and almost supernatural. Poe uses ghostly descriptions such as "incomprehensible lightness and elasticity of her footfall[,] [s]he came and departed as a shadow," "Marble hand," "low ... was able to have hope in the fight against death and for happiness. Three years after Virginia acquired Tuberculosis, Poe wrote one of his most famous poems in 1845, The Raven (Poe's Life). The poem consists of a man, the narrator, who late at night in December hears a kn...

• Word Count: 3693
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School