... compared to a lighthouse that can withstand the stormiest "tempest" and "is never shaken". Although we may be able to measure love to some degree it's "worth's unknown", the actual value is neither fully understood or appreciated. In the third quatrain, there is reaffirmation of the perfect nature of love being unshakeable throughout ... time and remains so "ev"n to the edge of doom ... but also by eternal damnation. So even considering suicide emphasises her extremely troubled state of mind. It is clear to readers that the narrator is not approaching the loss in a positive way. She is ...

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... represent an angel sent by God to comfort the mourning narrator. This idea is supported by 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 raven has transported Lenore to the underworld, to be seen "nevermore". The weather sets an image of chaos ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School