he melancholic tone of the poem, specifically it’s meaning. Focusing on the raven and its raspy way of saying “Nevermore”, an effect is developed that shows a gloomy and depressed state of mind. That one word “Nevermore is used throughout Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven,” to underscore the developing tone of melancholy. This line completes the mood by giving the awareness of the inevitable; realizing that the raven’s response to any questions posed will be “Nevermore,” the character asks about his lost love, the “rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore,” probably on purpose to further torture and anguish himself (Thompson, 95). Throughout the poem "The Raven," Poe makes a personal, introverted hell strangely mesmerizing poem to all. Poe's haunting descriptions, unnerving parallelism between his life and the poem, and startling yet purposeful exploration of symbolism and situation, makes the reader look into realms of insanity which explores the soul in which is enjoyable yet strange. ...
