Please tell me your two faave poems by him that are easy to understand for people who just started reading his works. (poems you can relate to and can make sense of).
2007-02-28 16:07:16 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I'll give you three.
"The Raven" is probably everyone's favorite. It's long and spooky.
"Annabel Lee" is a love poem. Since Edgar met and fell in love with his future wife (and cousin) when she was a young child, ("I was a child and she was a child") many suggest he was a pedophile. She died before he did, and the poem was published after his death.
I was first turned on to "The Bells" when I heard Phil Ochs (a 1960s folk singer) put it to music. It's a very lively work, and it refers to different kinds of bells--sleigh bells, wedding bells, alarm bells, tolling bells.
2007-02-28 16:31:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Raven & Annabel Lee.
I first read them when I was 13 in a collection of Poe stories & poems given me by an aunt. I've been a Poe fan ever since.
2007-02-28 16:16:10 · answer #2 · answered by Ray 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My well-known Poe short tale is The Pit and the Pendulum, because it became thrilling to be how people react at the same time as they could actually do no longer some thing yet look ahead to death, and how wish is continually there, even interior the face of dad Time, or the bleak reaper. "and then there stole into my fancy, like a wealthy musical observe, the concept-about what sweet relax there must be interior the grave." I also reallllly loved The tell-tale heart, it entertained me to no end. The previous guy and his weird and wonderful eye type of creeped me out, notwithstanding the way the assassin were given the former guy to trust him in touch me. Quote: "i became not at all kinder to the former guy than in the course of the entire week earlier I killed him." How ironic. My well-known poem of his is The Raven, and that i actually loved, The mask of the pink death besides, alongside with the autumn of the residing house of Usher. I observed Usher done in a play at the same time as i became in grade college, which began my interest in Mr. Poe. My well-known quote of his era is "confident myself, I search for no longer to cajole," from Berniece.
2016-12-05 02:17:42 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A dream within a dream and Annabelle Lee are definitely my Fave Poe Poems. Everytime I read Annabelle Lee I get all teary eyed b/c It captures the emotions of feelings of loosing someone you love.
2007-02-28 16:44:49 · answer #4 · answered by faithful 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like these.
The Lake. To --
http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/eapoe/bl-eapoe-lake.htm
A Dream Within a Dream
http://books.eserver.org/poetry/poe/dream_within_a_dream.html
2007-02-28 16:37:25 · answer #5 · answered by Mister Farlay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Alone", "Annabell Lee", "For Annie", "A Dream within a Dream", and of course "The Raven".
Also, any self-respecting Poe fan really HAS to read "Eureka"!
2007-03-02 10:48:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say The Raven and Anabell Lee. Both are about the death of his wife.
2007-02-28 16:12:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
haha prolly the raven.. but its so serious.. but i still laugh about the lady dieing.. cause doesnt she have 2 do a scream at the end??
lol gaytarded
2007-02-28 16:15:21 · answer #8 · answered by Kimmi 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My favourites are "Ulalume" and "The Conqueror Worm"
2007-03-01 06:07:59 · answer #9 · answered by thecelloinmyhead 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"A Dream within a Dream" and "Alone"
2007-03-01 01:31:30 · answer #10 · answered by Sirius Black 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋