Intro to Poetry

1. The poem is "Alone" by Edgar Allan Poe. The significance of the title is that he feels alone and isolated from those around him.

2. The poem has a very somber tone.

3. My mood as I read it was sad and thoughtful and I was in awe.

4. The shift starts at "Then..." when he shifts from describing in what context he felt alone to describing the cloud that hung over his head because of it.

5. The theme of the poem is isolation and the effects of being different.