Title: "The Raven"

Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Genre: Poem

Setting: The poet's house

Point of View: First Person

Main Characters: Poet, the Raven

Literary Device: Rhyme Scheme, assonance, repetition, alliteration, and metaphor

Mood: Melancholy, mysterious, sad, and suspenseful

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, who 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.