"The Raven" is a haunting narrative poem by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1845. On a bleak December midnight, a grieving scholar mourning the death of his beloved Lenore is startled by a tapping at his chamber door. A mysterious raven enters and perches upon a bust of Pallas, answering every question with a single word: "Nevermore." As the man descends into despair, he begs the bird to reveal whether he will ever find peace or be reunited with Lenore beyond death. The raven's relentless refrain drives him toward madness, transforming his chamber into a prison of eternal grief and sorrow.
