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In "Romance" by Edgar Allan Poe, the theme is that love and romance is a very bumpy and unpredictable. Throughout Poe's life he has experienced some good and bad romances. It states, "Poe began to devote his attention o his young cousin, Virginia...his love interest" (biography.com). Later on in life, these two get married, and this is an example of the good side of romance. It states," He returned home only to face another personal setback- his neighbor and fiancée Sarah Elmira Royster had become engaged to someone else" (biography.com). This broke Poe's heart, but also shows the bad side of romance. These events lead Poe to the tone and mood.  His tone and mood in the poem is mainly very peaceful, but at times can get a little wild. For the structure aspects, Poe adds a lot of pauses so he can better control the tempo, and create the peaceful tone. Lastly, this poem is written in two stanzas.

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In "Alone" by Edgar Allan Poe the mood/tone is gloominess and despair. Poe is writing about his lonely childhood as he had no parents to raise him. He was indeed alone and it had an affect on him as he "lov'd alone --" (Poe,8). Edgar uses a lot of figurative language to structure his poem, creating sensual thoughts. He uses the "red cliff of the mountain" to create imagery making his poem more interesting and emotional. Because Poe grew up with no parents in impacted his life in many different ways. He lived "a most stormy life" (Poe, 10). He was unsure and probably unhappy. He was adopted after the disappearance of his father and the death of his mother so he was unlike most children. The events that happened around him definitely impacted his life and made him the man he was.

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1. Personification: when a nonhuman object is given human characteristics. It states," Romance, who loves to nod and sing..."(Poe1). The quote says that romance loves to nod and sing, but it can't do either.
2. Imagery: the descriptive language used in literature to recreate experiences through your senses. It states,"...Among the green leaves as they shake far down within some shadowy lake..."(Poe3-4). This quote can make a reader feel as if there is a wind blowing, and the wind is shaking the leaves and making them fall into a lake.
3.Caesura: a natural pause or break in the middle of a line of poetry. It states," Hath been--most familiar bird--" (Poe6). This quote shows the pause in the line, and the line is intended to cause some suspense, but also helps the author dictate the tempo.
4.Metaphor: a comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as". It states," Of late, eternal condor years so shake the very Heaven on high with tumult as they thunder by..." (Poe11-13). This quote is comparing romance to the loud, and wild flight of a condor.
5. End Rhyme: a rhyme that occurs at the end of a line. It states," To while away—forbidden things— ...unless it trembled with the strings" (Poe19-21). The rhyming words in this quote are "things" and "strings".

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1. Imagery: descriptive language used in literature to recreate sensory experiences relating to sight, taste, touch, hearing, and smell. The poem states, "From the thunder, and the storm and the cloud that took the form" (Poe, 19-20). These lines put a picture in the readers mind causing you to think of gloominess and darkness.
2. Caesura: a natural pause or break in the middle of a line of poetry. "And all I lov'd -- I lov'd alone --" (Poe, 8). He was very lonely as a child and the pause helps the reader gather everything and stop and thibnk for a second about what he feels.
3. Metaphor: a comparison between two unlike things without the use of "like or "as". The author states, "in my childhood -- in the dawn of a most stormy life" (Poe,9-10). Poe is comparing his childhood to a storm, which tells the audience that he has a negative view on his childhood.
4. End Rhyme: a rhyme that occurs at the end of a line. "(When the rest of heaven was blue) of a demon in my view" (Poe,21-22). It ends the poem well and leaves you with a thought.
5. Symbol: a person, place, object or activity that stands for something beyond itself. The author uses the storm as a symbol of despair and darkness. "in my childhood -- in the dawn of a most stormy life" (Poe,9-10). In this quote the storm symbolizes chaos and unpredictable events.

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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 lov'd -- I lov'd alone --
Then -- in my childhood -- in the dawn
Of a most stormy life -- was drawn
From ev'ry 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 roll'd
In its autumn tint of gold --
From the lightning in the sky
As it pass'd 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 --

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Romance, who loves to nod and sing
With drowsy head and folded wing
Among the green leaves as they shake
Far down within some shadowy lake,
To me a painted paroquet
Hath been—most familiar bird—
Taught me my alphabet to say,
To lisp my very earliest word
While in the wild wood I did lie,
A child—with a most knowing eye.

Of late, eternal condor years
So shake the very Heaven on high
With tumult as they thunder by,
I have no time for idle cares
Through gazing on the unquiet sky;
And when an hour with calmer wings
Its down upon my spirit flings,
That little time with lyre and rhyme
To while away—forbidden things—
My heart would feel to be a crime
Unless it trembled with the strings.

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Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts. By the age of 3 he lost both of his biological parents.  His father left, and his mom died of tuberculosis. He went into foster care and was adopted by John and Frances Valentine Allan.  At the age of 13 he started writing poetry, but was highly discouraged by his newly adopted father John. John wanted Edgar to join the family business. Edgar attended the University of Virginia in 1826 but was lacking funds so he turned to gambling. Gambling put him into more debt so he was kicked out of the university and his problem ruined him and his dad's relationship.  After this he moved back to Boston in 1827, where he started his writing career and enlisted in the US Army.  In 189 he left because his adopted mother passed away. In 1831 Poe moved to Baltimore, where he met the love of his life, his 13 year cousin Virginia.  They got married in 1836.  During this time is when Edgar started focusing on his writing full time.  Along with being a poet, he also became a critic.  He was know as a very harsh critic, and often was referred to as the "tomahawk man".  He is responsible for works such as "The Raven", "The Tell Tale Heart", "The Fall of the House of Usher", and "Ligeia" just to name a few.  Sadly Edgar Allen Poe died on October 7, 1849, at the age of 40.