Understanding 'The Raven'
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I can explain the meaning and context of the poem ‘The Raven’.
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Edgar Allan Poe wrote brilliant ghost stories and detective fiction.
The Gothic genre is a form of literature that emerged in the middle of the 18th century and is still popular today .
'The Raven’ was Poe's masterpiece and it likely draws on his own experiences of grief and devastation.
‘The Raven’ is about a bereaved man who is visited by a raven who torments him into madness.
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