"Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning, / Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before."
— Poe, Edgar Allan (1809-1849)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Wiley and Putnam
Date
1845
Metaphor
"Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning, / Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before."
Metaphor in Context
Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning,
Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before.
"Surely," said I, "surely that is something at my window lattice;
Let me see, then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore--
Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore;--
'Tis the wind and nothing more!"
(ll. 31-6)
Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before.
"Surely," said I, "surely that is something at my window lattice;
Let me see, then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore--
Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore;--
'Tis the wind and nothing more!"
(ll. 31-6)
Categories
Provenance
Reading poetry at RPO
Citation
Poe, Edgar Allan. The Raven and Other Poems. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1845. pp. 1-5. Representive Poetry Online edition. Ed. Ian Lancashire, 2009. <Link to RPO>
Date of Entry
11/29/2009
