Al Aaraaf Comments

Beyond the line of blue- The boundary of the star Which turneth at the view Of thy barrier and thy bar- Of the barrier overgone By the comets who were cast From their pride and from their thro Nice poem, thanks.

The style of narrating the story of the poem with minutest details is simply superb. Enjoyed the poem.

I ran across this little tidbit and thought you all might like to take a look at it. There's this literary device that a writer can use when they want their characters to talk to characters or ideas even though they are not physically there. It is called an apostrophe. One of the times Poe uses this in Al Aaraaf is when Nesace, [ Beauty ] calls out to Ligeia..

this so long I got lost in the first third

That liist our love; with the seasons of life. Nice work.

............a most superb write...a very nice composition ★

very intimate piece with the massage that adds value in our lives. Edgar does it again

Reference from Holy Quran Al Aaraaf- suraa 7

A good example of rhyme overdone. As glowing as the thought and themes embodied in this work, the rhymes punch one in the belly and distract one from the emerging vision. Methought, my sweet one, then I ceased to soar And fell- not swiftly as I rose before, But with a downward, tremulous motion thro' Light, brazen rays, this golden star unto! These lines illustrate all too well how language is wrested from its natural beauty by the rigid demands of meter and rhymes. Listen to this sentence: I fell... this golden star unto! Handled subtly and sensitively, as Poe does in his best work, and as poets like Robert Frost do consistently, rhyme can have a heightening effect. But the lines of well-phrased free verse be just as uplifting, more so than in lines like too many in this poem. Poe, indeed, invented American verse, and the French love him still, but Whitman wrote our poetic declaration of independence, and Emily Dickinson outdid them both with her half rhymes, slant rhymes, eye rhymes, and subtle rhymes and rhythms - always the ballad/hymn stanza, but always fresh, the language authentic, not forced.

a poem in the inner spirituality. GREAT poem

'God Bless the Child who misses the fruit'

Hey Celine if you cant say anything positive about E.A.P. then please dont say anything, He is amazing he writes with such Imagery and the darkness in his heart became the pure gothic writing, American Literature. So if you don't like him why are you here reading his work

Celine, you are ridiculous! I LOVE E.A.P and I have since elementary school. Even now I am currently using his poems for my high school forensics. Don't be jealous of his writing. Whta poet would you suggest?

I gotta hand it to Edgar Allen Poe for this poem, I absolutely loved it with all the scriptural truths in it and how I could tell about what he was saying especially when he mentioned Angelo, I mean just think about it.... A man of God adoring his God's temple and hearing how he talked about God's Temple with a shepards heart was mind boggeling! ! ! ! Loved it! ! !

celine you really shouldnt critize one of the greatest poets of all time....ur just a fool

ok children, your assignment for today is to memorize Al aaraaf in one hour. start... now!

there is nothing more irritating than an annoying ugly man writing long poems and getting famous for that