Lenore

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"Lenore" is a melancholic poem by Edgar Allan Poe that explores themes of death, mourning, and idealized love through the lament for a lost woman.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf poem
author Edgar Allan Poe
contrasts earthly sorrow and heavenly peace
countryOfOrigin United States
exploresConcept spiritual transcendence
the purity of the deceased beloved
firstPublicationYear 1843
form rhymed verse
genre lyric poetry
hasCharacter Guy de Vere
Lenore (character)
hasInfluenceOn American poetry
Gothic literature
hasTitleCharacter Lenore (character)
isInCopyright no
language English
literaryMovement Romanticism
literaryPeriod 19th-century American literature
mainCharacter Lenore (character)
meter irregular
motif funeral imagery
heavenly reunion
the dead beloved
narrativeFocus lament for a lost woman
narrativePerspective first-person
partOf Edgar Allan Poe bibliography
publicationMedium 19th-century American periodicals
publicDomain yes
relatedWork Annabel Lee
The Raven
Ulalume
revisedFrom A Paean
setIn unspecified interior setting
subjectOf literary criticism
theme afterlife
death
grief
idealized love
loss
mourning
title Lenore
tone melancholic
workOf Edgar Allan Poe


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