Poe's Poetry

Poe's Poetry Glossary

Censer

A container for incense

Eblis

The Islamic equivalent of Satan

Euphony

Harmony; the quality of sounding good

Lattice

A structure of criss-crossed squares, often used on windows or doors

Lethe

Forgetfulness, such as that caused by water from the River Lethe of Greek mythology

Monody

A song with a single melody

Nepenthe

A drug that allows one to forget sorrow

Paean

A hymn or song of praise

Pallas

An alternate name for Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom

Psyche

The soul

Scoriac

Cinder-like

Senescent

Becoming older

Sepulchre

A tomb or burial place

Seraphim

One of the highest-ranked angels of heaven

Sere

Dry and desiccated

Siroc

From sirocco, the hot winds that pass over the Mediterranean from the Saharan Desert

Stygian

Related to the River Styx, which bordered death in ancient Greek myth

Tarn

A lake in the mountains, often created by the melting of glaciers

Tintinnabulation

The sound of bells

Turret

A small tower of a building