... Lenore, lore, and yore. Every stanza contains 6 lines, there are no perturbations from this pattern. The poem is nearly acatalectic- a few of the deviate from the octameter, such as line 62, which contains a mere 15 syllables. The atmosphere created by Poe especially appeals to the readers senses- the narrator apprises the reader that it is during the month of December, and that the narrator is sitting alone next to a fire, attempting, vainly, to dull the pain of his lost Lenore by reading a book. Poe uses auditory imagery- "gently rapping, rapping." The rhythm produced with the repetition of "rapping" produces an imagined sound of a knock at the chamber door with each syllable. Visual imagery is provided when the narrator tells of "each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor." The word choice augments the atmosphere by providing an image of light- colors and movement- from the floating embers as they die, leaving ashes on the floor. The ...

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