Poe's Poetry

What does the Raven symbolize?

from The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

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The repetition of the raven's words symbolize the torture the narrator inflicts upon himself. Poe actually considered using a parrot rather than a raven, but the raven was a bit more ominous. 

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