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Post by michaelannunziata on Nov 25, 2013 12:19:14 GMT -5
Michael Annunziata Mr. Thomas English 11 11,25,13 A. One thing that I can relate to from the raven is his personality and his attitude. During the raven his attitude is very lonely, pushy and denying. I have this attitude mostly when I’m angry or aggravated. For Example whenever I’m angry I try to isolate myself because literally anything that happens around me gets me mad. I always just have that look in my eye that says stay away from me. If even the littlest things happen like my brother walking into the same room as I am in I get mad and start screaming at him for no reason. D. One thing that I like about the Raven is that it always kept me on edge. It always left me superstitious and always had me guessing. This caused me to always be interested and it kept my mind wide open while I was reading. Also this Reading is one of the most popular readings in history. That just makes it so much more interesting and kept me attentive to what I was reading at all times. That’s why I liked this piece and why it had a lot of meaning to me. E. Another thing that I liked was that although the story was not real it did make a lot of sense. The Raven took the persons life and most of the time people see Ravens as dark and spooky birds, therefore the story makes total sense to what it was trying to get at.
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Post by Sgarlato on Nov 25, 2013 20:01:39 GMT -5
Stephen Sgarlato Mr. Thomas English 11 11/25/13
D. A part of the story that I particularly liked the most was when the raven would utter “Nevermore”. I liked it because it was funny to see how the character responded to it and it was a big part to the story. It basically was the foundation that made him go crazy. The Raven also was inferring that he will never be happy again by saying nevermore. This is how I took it. A. I can relate this story to many of his other pieces because all of his stories are sad and gloomy and depressing. He is just that type of writer and I think It relates back to his childhood. He had problems as a kid and then he expresses them by writing about it. C. The only thing I didn’t understand was why the man believed in the bird in the first place unless he was already a little messed up as is. If I saw a raven speaking I probably would think it’s a dream and go on with my life. He takes it seriously.
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Post by rodriguezj15 on Nov 25, 2013 23:21:29 GMT -5
Joel Rodriguez Mr. Thomas English 11 November 25, 2013 The Raven B. The first lines of the poem already sets up the mood, “ONCE upon a midnight dreary, while pondered, weak and weary, over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore. While I nodded, nearly napping…(pg 1)” I get the usual Poe mood when I read this. But this also makes me think that the narrator is sleeping throughout the poem and dreams the raven speaking. This would make sense because a raven can’t speak and when you dream your subconscious comes to reality. I. To answer Bourdon’s question I think Lenore relates more to the narrator rather than Poe himself. I don’t know if she is the narrator’s wife or something but he gives no details of her. The only line describing her is “For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore (pg. 1).” He describes her like an angel so probably she is his daughter or wife. E. I think there is a relationship between the raven and the narrator that goes in between the lines. I still think the narrator is sleeping so the raven can be his subconscious coming alive. The narrator has troubles coping with Lenore’s death and can’t believe it happened to him. So when the raven says “Nevermore” it is just him realizing that her existence has come to an end (pg. 4). He shoved the idea of her never coming back to the back of his mind, his subconscious, because it’s too hard to bear.
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Post by johnrice on Dec 4, 2013 0:24:34 GMT -5
John Rice Mr. THomas English 11
A. I can relate personally to the character narrator in the beginning of this poem. The narrator, whoever he or she is hears a knocking at the door. Its a peculiar knock, and I get the sense he doesnt have a good feeling about the knock. When he hears the knock the narrator just brushes it off and pretends like it isnt a big deal, claiming it is only a visitor and he awaited until the next day. THis is kink of like me in a way, when I dont have a good feeling about something or I dont like it I with push it off for as much as possible and try to avoid coming into any contact with it. That is how I felt about the beginning of this poem.
D. I would like to evaluate the line 'nevermore'. I think it is pretty obvious that the line nevermore is a very important line because Poe just keeps using it throughout the entire poem. To everything the narrator says or asks the raven replies nevermore. Interesting. I think this line also adds to the darkness of the poem. It adds to the mood, the very ominous mood that the Gothic style of writing that Poe uses.
The raven, I think is just a figment of the narrators imagination. It is something in his soul. I think it is a form of mourning that the narrator is going through that the raven will never leave him. The narrator says "leave me like all my friends" and the raven says nevermore, meaning im not going to leave you like your friends did, and basically insinuating that he will stay forever with the narrator.
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