Gothic Elements

Gothic Elements

1. Prophet

   • "Prophet!" said I, "thing of evil!--prophet..."

2. The mystery

   • An example of mystery would be the mystery of how Lenore died.

3. Omen

   • The Raven is an examples of a bad omen within the poem.

4. Emotion

   • The hatred for the raven.
     • But its really the emotion he is feeling for the loss of his lover, Lenore.
   • ""And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor."

5. Supernatural Elements

   • "...dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor."