Analyzing Lenore's 'Tapping At My Chamber Door'

Stanza one: It all started in the middle of a dreary night. While he was nearly asleep, someone or something started knocking his chamber door. When he heard the tapping he said to himself, “Tis some visitor tapping at my chamber door.” Which means that he recognized someone was at the chamber door.

Stanza two: He remembers the time of this happening to be in the winter month of December. It was dark and cold and the embers from the fire were bright enough to cast a shadow or “ghost” on the floor. He said that he is excited for tomorrow and remembers that he had desired to borrow the information from the end of his books of sadness and sorrow. The sadness and sorrow for the loss of Lenore, for the rare person who the angels call Lenore are to remain nameless here for the rest of

This feeling he said that he had never felt in his life. He was so scared that he sat looking at his chamber door repeating that he thought someone was breaking into his chamber. It turned out to just be a late visitor at his chamber door and then he realized that there was nothing to be afraid of.

Stanza four: He finally worked up the courage to confront the chamber door and he was no longer in fear. He apologized to the Mr. or Mrs. and begged for their forgiveness, but he went on to state that they came tapping on the chamber door while he was sleeping that he was unsure if he had actually heard the sounds. That’s when he opened the chamber door and saw nothing but darkness on the other side.

Stanza five: Staring deep into the darkness he stood there wondering, fearing, doubting, and dreaming of things that nobody else has ever or will ever want to dream. As he stood there, it stayed silent, and the only thing that happened was he whispered into the darkness, “Lenore?” When this was said, it was so empty and dark that the only thing that happened was he heard an echo say back to him