“Alone”by Edgar Allan Poe
Fareez Mamood
Edgar Allan Poe
From childhood’s hour I have not been
As others were—I have not seen
As others saw—I could not bring
My passions from a common spring—
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow—I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone—
And all I lov’d—I lov’d alone—
Then—in my childhood—in the dawn
Of a most stormy life—was drawn
From ev’ry depth of good and ill
The mystery which binds me still—
From the torrent, or the fountain—
From the red cliff of the mountain—
From the sun that ’round me roll’d
In its autumn tint of gold—
From the lightning in the sky
As it pass’d me flying by—
From the thunder, and the storm—
And the cloud that took the form
(When the rest of Heaven was blue)
Of a demon in my view—
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i dont think this poem fits into the category of an "identity poem" simply because it doesnt mention anything about finding ones true self. it more speaks of allens childhood and the stages he went through but i dont think that it spoke about him figuring himself out. its still a great poem though
ReplyDeleteThis poem is the same as mine so I'm guessing that you didn't notice I posted it before but, unlike Chevar, this poem does contain something of identity findingness in it... In this poem, you obviously see the loneliness Poe felt during his early childhood and rest of his life but despite him only talking about or expressing this deep loneliness he is also looking outside of himself for answers. After doing some research, Poe seemed to have reminded himself that even when experiencing life's beauty, he found that his loneliness WAS his companion...go figure...
ReplyDeleteI commented on the other one...i feel the same way twice. Maybe he sees demons which is why he wasnt able to love, see, and feel like the other kids. ? I could be wrong. but mayybe.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jonny. In this poem Poe defines himself through his misfortunes and losses. He feels that he is not like everybody else. I don't think that he is looking for who he is as much as he is looking for the answer to why he is the way he is.
ReplyDeleteThis might not be the closest to an identity poem but knowing poes past and his hardships one can see that what he is writing about are the events that shaped him to be the person he ended up being. I think this poem embodies Poe perfectly with his solemn tone and sorrowful words. I also believe this poem gives you lots of insight into poe.
ReplyDeleteI do think that this counts as an identity poem because Poe tells us about his very unfortunate life story through the poem and although it may not be the identity he wanted, he did find an identity for himself, even if it is alone.
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