... are easier to remember; thus creating a more profound effect upon the reader. Alliteration can also be found in "The Raven."" In line 3, "While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,"" the repeating "n- sound can be seen in the words "nearly- and "napping."" In line 45, "Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou,"" ... in "The Raven."" Personification is used when Poe describes the curtains in his room as sad and uncertain: "And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain. . ."" (12). In line 44, Poe describes the raven as though it has refinement, "By t...

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... not a gothic poem, though it is a tragedy. "The Raven" is by far Edgar Allan Poe's greatest known work of literature. It has been read by many people around the world and is perhaps one of the most famous pieces of literature by any author. The Raven is a virtuoso performance in the use of internal rhyme(Harcourt Brace Company, 288). Some examples of internal rhyme that occur in the poem are when he says "dreary" and "weary ... appears throughout the entire length of the poem. After the raven shows up in the poem, the last word of every stanza is "nevermore." Lines four and five of ever...

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