Term Paper

‘The Raven’ by Edgar Allan Poe

verfasst von

Maria Weber

handed in on 16th of February 2011

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………........3

2. Poem…………………………………………………………………………………………3

3. Story…………………………………………………………………………………………7

4. External structure……………………………………………………………………………8

5. Complex phonological structures

5.1. Rhyme scheme………………………………………………………………………...9

5.2. Alliteration…………………………………………………………………………….9

5.3. Consonance……………………………………………………………………………9

5.4. Assonance……………………………………………………………………………10

5.5. Onomatopoeia………………………………………………………………………..10

6. Complex morphological and syntactic structures

6.1. Epiphora……………………………………………………………………………...11

6.2. Anaphora……………………………………………………………………………..12

6.3. Epanalepsis…………………………………………………………………………...12

6.4. Figura etymologica…………………………………………………………………...12

6.5. Synonymy……………………………………………………………………………12

6.6. Parallelism……………………………………………………………………………12

7. Complex semantic structures: Imagery

7.1. Personification………………………………………………………………………..13

7.2. Metaphors…………………………………………………………………………….13

7.3. Simile………………………………………………………………………………...14

8. Psychoanalytical approach…………………………………………………………………14

9. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………...…….15

10. Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………16

11. Webliography……………………………………………………………………………..17

1. INTRODUCTION

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was a famous American author and poet. Poe was part of the American Romantic Movement of the 19th century and one of the first Americans to write short stories. Poe’s verse was very musical and strictly metrical. He is well known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, such as ‘The Raven’. ‘The Raven’ was written in 1845 and it has been Poe’s