Poe's Poetry
How do the allusions, or references, made to Pallas (Athena) and Pluto (Hades) inform the character of the raven?
- These allusions make the raven seem otherworldly and informs his symbolic nature as a possible messenger from the afterlife.
- These allusions imply that the raven is far more powerful than it at first seems and it is there to cast judgement on the speaker.
- These allusions contribute to the raven’s characterization as the speaker’s punishment, as classical gods were often seen as cruel and petty.
- These allusions remind the reader that the speaker is mentally unbalanced and mistaking a raven for a god.
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