Prequel To The Raven
I chose the poem ‘The Raven’ by Edgar Allan Poe. I decided to write a prequel of this poem, to give more depth to the poem, and to the themes shown in the poem. My prequel recounts the story of Lenore’s death, from the narrator’s perspective.
The themes shown in ‘The Raven’ are madness, love, devotion, grief and loss. I chose to focus on the themes of guilt, love and madness in my short story. I show madness, through Lenore’s declining state, and through her actions. This connects to ‘The Raven’ as it focusses on the narrator’s descent into madness. Grief is shown through his sorrow for Lenore, and guilt is shown through his guilt over Lenore’s death. The narrator thinks that he is responsible for her death. Love is shown through his relationship …show more content…
I looked at the ‘Tell-Tale Heart’ and ‘The Black Cat’ I noticed that Poe, usually retells the story, and narrates it in the first person, so I decided to include that. I also noticed that he uses imagery and rhetorical questions frequently. Poe’s stories are also gothic and macabre, which I tried to include in my story through imagery, metaphors and symbols.
The poetic techniques shown in ‘The Raven’ are alliteration, rhyme, metaphors, similes, repetition, personification and imagery. The poetic techniques I decided to incorporate are metaphors, similes and imagery. I used similes to describe some things like “the cat was as black as night” and “acted more like a human than an animal” I used metaphors to emphasise important things like “a beacon in a dark time” and “my life had been turned upside down.” I used imagery to describe scenery like the chamber’s smells, sounds and visuals. I also used some alliteration and personification, to describe things.
The impact on the audience I tried to have was sadness and guilt. I conveyed sadness with Lenore’s death, and the narrator’s devastation. I showed bargaining and guilt, with the narrator’s rhetorical questions, “Am I at fault?” or “Could I have done more?” This shows the central theme of sadness and
The themes shown in ‘The Raven’ are madness, love, devotion, grief and loss. I chose to focus on the themes of guilt, love and madness in my short story. I show madness, through Lenore’s declining state, and through her actions. This connects to ‘The Raven’ as it focusses on the narrator’s descent into madness. Grief is shown through his sorrow for Lenore, and guilt is shown through his guilt over Lenore’s death. The narrator thinks that he is responsible for her death. Love is shown through his relationship …show more content…
I looked at the ‘Tell-Tale Heart’ and ‘The Black Cat’ I noticed that Poe, usually retells the story, and narrates it in the first person, so I decided to include that. I also noticed that he uses imagery and rhetorical questions frequently. Poe’s stories are also gothic and macabre, which I tried to include in my story through imagery, metaphors and symbols.
The poetic techniques shown in ‘The Raven’ are alliteration, rhyme, metaphors, similes, repetition, personification and imagery. The poetic techniques I decided to incorporate are metaphors, similes and imagery. I used similes to describe some things like “the cat was as black as night” and “acted more like a human than an animal” I used metaphors to emphasise important things like “a beacon in a dark time” and “my life had been turned upside down.” I used imagery to describe scenery like the chamber’s smells, sounds and visuals. I also used some alliteration and personification, to describe things.
The impact on the audience I tried to have was sadness and guilt. I conveyed sadness with Lenore’s death, and the narrator’s devastation. I showed bargaining and guilt, with the narrator’s rhetorical questions, “Am I at fault?” or “Could I have done more?” This shows the central theme of sadness and