... rapping."" The short "u- can be found in the words "flung,"" "shutter,"" and "flutter,"" of line 37: "Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter. . ."" In line 65, the "er- sound is repeated in "Stern Despair returned, instead of the sweet Hope he dared adjure. . ."" in words "stern ... to create the perfectly suspenseful mood. After creating a large, dark, gloomy setting, Poe then builds the tension between the intruding bird and the narrator. There was only one obvious simile used: "On the morrow he will leave me, as my hopes have flown before- (59). The narrator...

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• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

... is, Essentially, Love Gone Wrong - It Is what happens when the strength of Love goes into Overdrive. This Is the Theory That I Would Like to Prove to You, today. That Love Is Not an Innocuous, Genial, Beautiful Thing - But Rather, That Love will, Eventually, Drive us all mad. I will ... the door-- Darkness there and nothing more. Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before; But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token, And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, "Lenore...

• Word Count: 2614
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School