ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Repetition: Poe uses repetition of the words “nothing more” to show the narrator’s gradually unraveling mental state.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Poe’s 18-stanza poem, “The Raven, ” the line, “Quoth the Raven, Nevermore, ” comes in toward the middle and gets repeated, or the word “nevermore” gets repeated, in the subsequent stanzas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Quoth the Raven, ‘Nevermore. ‘ The repetition in this poem mirrors the speaker’s obsession. He needs to know whether Lenore is well, and he is so desperate that he will turn to a bird for counsel.

Detailed explanation-4: -The lover, often identified as a student, is lamenting the loss of his love, Lenore. Sitting on a bust of Pallas, the raven seems to further antagonize the protagonist with its constant repetition of the word “Nevermore". The poem makes use of folk, mythological, religious, and classical references.

Detailed explanation-5: -The poem’s repetition of the negative response “Nevermore” contributes to the lethargic and dispassionate mood of the poem. The poem’s use of repetition-namely the tapping, the narrator’s calls for Lenore, and the raven’s catchphrase of “Nevermore”-contributes to the overall suspenseful, eerie mood.