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Analysis and comments on Spirits Of The Dead by Edgar Allan Poe

Comment 4 of 4, added on November 22nd, 2005 at 9:18 PM.

this poem is very meloncholy. as you are alone your thoughts change to
death and other saturnine ideas. soon you are surrounded by the ghosts of
those you knew while they were live. you have to stay still as these
spectral visitors swirl around your knees. moving to the third stanza, you
see the clear night is offering you no hope that the rays of stars usually
instill in your soul. your thoughts are there to stay (as said in the 4th
stanza). death is a mystery that is yet to be solved.

noah malik from United States
Comment 3 of 4, added on November 8th, 2005 at 10:16 AM.

This is a really confusing poem, and it's really hard to find background
info on.

Amanda from United States
Comment 2 of 4, added on August 6th, 2005 at 11:15 PM.

This poem is about darkness
depression
how it will never leave u what ever you do.
its like a disease
it may seem that everyone & everything is against u.
a powerfull poem I feel
he no doubt wrote it to mirror his own feeling of lonelness

nova from Australia
Comment 1 of 4, added on June 1st, 2005 at 6:38 PM.

this is a really good poem and i can read it for my english class

ashley mebane from United States



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Poet: Edgar Allan Poe
Poem: Spirits Of The Dead
Added: Apr 27 2005
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