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  2. The Raven - Wikipedia

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    The Raven" is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845, the poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a distraught lover who is paid a mysterious visit by a talking raven .

  3. The Raven Cycle - Wikipedia

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    The Raven Cycle is a series of four contemporary fantasy novels written by American author Maggie Stiefvater. The first novel, The Raven Boys , was published by Scholastic in 2012, and the final book, The Raven King , was published on April 26, 2016.

  4. The Philosophy of Composition - Wikipedia

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    Generally, the essay introduces three of Poe's theories regarding literature. The author recounts this idealized process by which he says he wrote his most famous poem, "The Raven", to illustrate the theory, which is in deliberate contrast to the "spontaneous creation" explanation put forth, for example, by Coleridge as an explanation for his poem Kubla Khan.

  5. Lenore (poem) - Wikipedia

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    A character by the name of Lenore, thought to be a deceased wife, is central to Poe's poem "The Raven" (1845). Roman Dirge created a comic book series in 1998 inspired by the poem, involving the comedic misadventures of Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl. Hikaru Utada 's 2004 song "Kremlin Dusk" makes a reference to Lenore, as well as other ...

  6. Hrafnsmál - Wikipedia

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    Hrafnsmál (Old Norse: [ˈhrɑvnsˌmɑːl]; " raven song") is a fragmentary skaldic poem generally accepted as being written by the 9th-century Norwegian skald Þorbjörn Hornklofi. Hrafnsmál largely consists of a conversation between an unnamed valkyrie and a raven; the two discuss the life and martial deeds of Harald Fairhair.

  7. The Raven (Brothers Grimm) - Wikipedia

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    Synopsis. A queen wished her naughty daughter would turn into a raven and fly away, so she could have some peace, and her wish was instantly fulfilled. She flew away to a forest. In the forest, a man heard a raven tell him she was an enchanted princess, and he could deliver her if he went to a certain cottage and accepted no food from the old ...

  8. Yatagarasu (novel series) - Wikipedia

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    Yatagarasu (八咫烏) is a Japanese novel series written by Chisato Abe. The series began publication by Bungeishunjū in June 2012, with ten main volumes and two side story volumes being released as of February 2024. A manga adaptation of the first novel, titled A Raven for All Seasons, was serialized on Kodansha 's Comic Days manga website ...

  9. Trochaic octameter - Wikipedia

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    The following first verse from "The Raven" shows the use of trochaic octameter. Note the heavy use of dactyls in the second and fifth line, which help to emphasize the more regular lines, and the use of strong accents to end the second, fourth and fifth lines, reinforcing the rhyme: We can notate the scansion of this as follows: /