what do u tihink this poet is trying to say about this poem?

Question

Alone by Edgar Allan Poe.

From childhood's hour I have not been
As others were; I have not seen
As others saw; I could not bring
My passions from a common spring.
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow; I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone;
And all I loved, I loved alone.
Then - in my childhood, in the dawn
Of a most stormy life - was drawn
From every depth of good and ill
The mystery which binds me still:
From the torrent, or the fountain,
From the red cliff of the mountain,
From the sun that round me rolled
In its autumn tint of gold,
From the lightning in the sky
As it passed me flying by,
From the thunder and the storm,
And the cloud that took the form
(When the rest of Heaven was blue)
Of a demon in my view.

Answer 1

He begins by describing his childhood; he was depressed, a loner, didn't relate to the other kids. His feelings and experiences in childhood foreshadow his hard life in adulthood (his wife's death, his alcoholism).

The "mystery" in line 12 (which he probably left ambiguous on purpose) could refer to his constant questioning of the world around him (in the following lines) -- he feels like life is unfair, like the universe is out to get him, and he can't find the answers he's looking for. (That comes up in a lot of his poems, like Annabel Lee.)

In short, he feels like there's been a dark "cloud" following him around since he was a kid, which nobody else can relate to or understand (lines 20-21).

I hope this helped!

Answer 2

It is simple. It is talking about life [as a child] and how it was always stormy for that person. Maybe he/she did not live the childhood dreams that everyone around he/she did. Or maybe it was just a little less then that. Maybe they didn't have as much fun as they had wished. Well in the end it talks about how they were obviousley not blind to see that they were basically living in the middle of hell. [When the rest of heavens view, Of a demon in my view] This poem is so amazing.!
Did you make it.?

-danielle=]

Answer 3

I'm not familiar with this poem but I'd say it is about the unknowable source(s) of imagination, creativity, and inspiration. That is the "mystery" that keeps the writer going, "binds" him together and perhaps to the world. Given Poe's work in general, assuming this is auto-biographical, the "demon in my view" colored much of his writing. Just my opinion of course.

Answer 4

If you know anything of Poe he was a drug addict due to deep and constant depression.

At first I thought it was a poem of his life in regards to others. He can only see darkness, no feelings, and I feel that the demon may have been his way out from life.

I don't know if he died of drugs or sickness but I do know he took massive doses.

I also read further that made me think it was when he met his wife. He was deeply in love with her and when she died, his world died with her.

Answer 5

It's usually easy for me to understand English poems, and I even write some myself. But Arabic poems can get too complicated for me...

Answer 6

A lot of times, poets are just using really pretty poetry, and not trying to say something. That is what I learned to do when I was learning about poetry, but I don't like to do it, personally. If he IS trying to get some kind of message across, sorry, but "No can help."

Answer 7

It sounds like he's talking about the wonder and awe he felt as a child, and his transition into an adult. Even though he didn't fit in, he still loved that feeling of everything is new and mysterious.

Answer 8

The author was trying to express how he had a terrible childhood. He was saying that he wasn't like other children, because he had a dark life. (like living in the shadows)
Cowgirl**

Answer 9

Reminds me of an adult who did not have a normal childhood because of sexual, physical, or some kind of abuse. The demon being the abuser.

Answer 10

The poet is describing his horrible childhood