Title: The Raven

Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Genre (type of literature): Poem

Setting: A dark December midnight, in a man's chamber

Point of View: First Person

Main Characters: The poet, the raven

Tone/Mood: Sad, melancholy, suspense, mysterious

Literary Device: Assonance, Rhyme Scheme, Repetition, Alliteration, and Stanza

Summary: One dark December night, a poet is feeling tired and sad. He is reading old books to escape his grief over the death of his love, Lenore, when he hears a rapping on his door. He wonders who is visiting so late, but when he opens the door, he sees no one. He hears only a voice saying, "Lenore." He calls out, "Lenore?" but there is no answer. He hears the knock again, and this time when he opens the door, he sees a raven, which flies in and sits on the head of a statue over the door. When asked its name, the raven says, "Nevermore." The poet wonders what the raven means. Is it to comfort him? Is it to frighten him? The poet tells the raven to leave, but the bird refuses and remains forever above the poet's door.