Throughout history, there have been many famous poets, such as Robert Frost, William Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson. One of the most well-known, deep writers is Edgar Allan Poe, the first famous American poet. His works appear to many readers as dark and mysterious, ... the quote, " Other friends have flown before - On the morrow he will leave me- The raven may represent Charon, the boatman of the River Styx, "Get thee back into the tempest and the Night's Plutonian shore!" Pluto is the lord of the underworld; the River Styx, as well as the shore all belong to him. This symbolizes that the ...

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