Alone (Poe) Man and the Natural World Quotes

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Quote #4

From the lightning in the sky
As it passed me flying by,
From the thunder and the storm, (17-19)

The long "I" sound in "lightning," "sky," and "flying" is telling. It reminds us of all the times the speaker says "I" and implies that there is a close connection between the speaker and the natural world. They're totally BFFs.

Quote #5

And the cloud that took the form
(When the rest of Heaven was blue)
Of a demon in my view. (20-22)

This lone demon-cloud is kind of like nature's version of the speaker. The cloud is completely different when compared to the "blue" sky, just as the speaker is totally different when compared to all his peers.