Dark Romanticism In Our Ofrenda By Edgar Allan Poe

Our ofrenda is based off of the Dark Romantic author, Edgar Allan Poe. The genre of Dark Romanticism is derived from the Romanticism genre and was created during the Romantic era of 1770. The colors used for this Ofrenda are mainly black and red due to the symbolism of the colors. The color black mainly represents death and mystery which are prior elements Poe implies into many of his poems. The final color, red, represents passion, desire, and love which were main elements portrayed during the Romantic era. These elements also inspired Poe’s poem “Annabel Lee” after his wife Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe passed away. The bird that is placed on top of the Ofrenda represents the bird that was described in Poe’s poem “The Raven.” The bird is also