Alone

Alone
by 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—

Summary of Alone
Popularity of "Alone": Edgar Allan Poe, a famous American poet and fiction writer, wrote 'Alone'. It is a lyric poem that encompasses bleak and dark reflections on one's life. It was first published in Scribner's Monthly in 1875. The poem recalls the speaker's childhood memories. It also illustrates how his childhood experiences have affected his life.
"Alone" as a representative of loneliness: This poem is written from the perspective of an adult who remembers his troubled childhood that he did. Speaker says he has been different from others since childhood and that he did not grow up in a typical family environment He spent most of his time alone and could not have the opportunity to share his thoughts, feelings and experiences with Therefore, his perception towards life and nature differs of people who have enjoyed childhood. He adds, while others look up to the sky to see the sky and the angels, he only sees darkness. In fact, the demons within him never allow him to see or feel anything positive. He does not worship the beauty of nature. Although his life has been full of good and bad events, he remains bleak and dark due to his painful childhood.
Main themes in "Alone": Loneliness, sadness and negativity are the main themes of the poem. The tormented speaker allows the reader to see glimpses of his childhood and bitter experiences that changed the perception of his life as a whole. The tone of the poem gives a direct clue to the tragic early years of the speaker's life. Due to the isolation he faced at that time, the speaker is still experiencing pain.
Analysis of literary devices in "Alone"
Literary devices are tools that allow writers to enhance their simple texts to bring richness and uniqueness to texts and open up multiple interpretations . Edgar Allan Poe has also used these tools to describe his bitter childhood feelings. The vices used in this poem are described below.

Images: Images are used to get readers to perceive things with their five senses. For example “From the red cliff of the mountain”, “From thunder and the storm” and “And the cloud that has taken the form” .
Consonance: Consonance is the repetition of consonant tones in the same line, such as B. the tone of / r / in "From the stream or the well" .
Enjambment: It is a thought or a clause that does not end with a line break moves over the next line. For example
“From the sun that surrounds me rolls
In its autumnal golden hue.”

Anaphora: It refers to the repetition of a word or phrase in the first part of some verses. For example, "Like others" is repeated in the first few lines to show his intense loneliness.
Personification: Personification is meant to impart human characteristics to inanimate objects. For example, in the last lines of the poem "When the rest of the sky was blue", 'the sky' embodies as if it might be sad.
Alliteration: Alliteration is the repetition of consonant tones on the same line as the tone of / l / in “And all I loved - Ilov was alone.

Analysis of poetic devices in "solo"
The poetic and literary devices are the same, but some are used only in poetry. Here is the analysis of some of the poetic devices used in this poem.

Estancia: A stanza is a poetic form of some. It is a long poem that has twenty-two lines without a stanza break.
Rhyme scheme: The rhyme scheme followed by the entire poem is AABB.
Iambic tetrameter: It is a type of meter that has four iambs per line. tetrameters such as, “Since childhood I have not.”
Quotes to use
The lines below can be used to worship the majestic beauty of nature. They can also be used to describe a place one has just visited.

“From the torrent, or the fountain -
From the red mountain cliff -
From the sun that 'rolled around me'
In its autumnal tint of gold -
From lightning in the sky.
“Hope” is the Thing with Feathers