Romanticism often focuses on elements of the supernatural,
which is definitely a feature that appears in "."This seemingly prophetic bird knocks
at the narrator's chamber not once--but twice. First the narrator hears a tapping at his chamber
door but opens it to find only darkness. Then the tapping quickly seems to come from his window.
The raven calmly "steps" in and then perches upon a bust of Pallas. This bird tortures
the narrator, repeating the word "Nevermore" over and over as the narrator questions
him about the lost. Clearly, the raven has unearthly powers in its...
Friday, October 27, 2017
In "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe, what are some specific examples of romanticism?
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