The Raven

Edgar Allan Poe

The Raven Literary Devices

See key examples and analysis of the literary devices Edgar Allan Poe uses in The Raven, along with the quotes, themes, symbols, and characters related to each device.

Allegory 1 key example

Alliteration 1 key example

Allusions 3 key examples

Anthropomorphism 1 key example

Genre 1 key example

Imagery 2 key examples

Metaphors 2 key examples

Mood 1 key example

Setting 1 key example

Style 1 key example

Tone 1 key example

Unreliable Narrator 1 key example

“Night’s Plutonian shore”

Allegory

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