Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- What is the "mystery" that the speaker describes? What is the effect of the speaker's refusal to tell us more about it?
- What is the effect of all the anaphora in this poem, really?
- Why do you think Poe declined to publish this poem? Does it seem unfinished in any way to you? Why or why not?
- How do you feel about that strange parenthesis in line 21? What effect does it have on the way we read the poem?
- In what ways is this poem still relevant today? Does it speak to you at all?