The Raven

1. Figures of speech

1.1. personification

1.1.1. the Raven "speaks"

1.2. allusion

1.2.1. Pallas

1.2.2. Seraphim

1.2.3. Gilead

1.3. repetition

1.3.1. "Nevermore"

1.4. Imagery

1.4.1. gloomy

1.4.2. depressing

1.4.3. dark

1.5. alliteration

1.5.1. rhymes

1.5.2. musicality

1.6. parallelism

1.7. intertextuality

2. Symbols

2.1. the raven

2.1.1. bad omen

2.1.2. supernatural

2.1.3. messenger

2.1.4. revelation

2.1.5. death

2.1.6. change

2.2. mythology/religion

2.2.1. pallas athena

2.2.1.1. rational mind

2.2.1.2. logical thought

2.2.1.3. Contrast with Raven

2.2.1.3.1. Light and dark

2.2.1.3.2. White and black

2.2.1.3.3. Day and night

2.2.1.3.4. Order and chaos

2.2.1.3.5. Life and death

2.2.1.3.6. Sanity and madness

2.2.1.3.7. Reason and the unknown

2.2.2. pluto

2.2.2.1. underworld

2.2.3. seraphim

2.2.3.1. the devil

2.2.4. gilead

3. Characters

3.1. poetic persona

3.1.1. rational

3.2. the Raven

3.2.1. the unknown

3.3. Lenore

3.3.1. a memory

4. Themes

4.1. Madness and despair

4.2. Death and the after life

4.3. Loss and grief

4.4. Supernatural

4.5. Reason and the unknown