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Edgar Allan Poe's "A Dream within a Dream"


Before Edgar Allen Poe began writing poetry, he was greatly impacted by the death of two loved ones. The first was his mother when he was only two years of age, and the second was a woman he fell in love with when he was fourteen years of age. This woman was much older than he, but he was very much in love with her. She passed away about a year after he had fallen for her. There were also other deaths of loved ones that greatly impacted Poe throughout his life.
As one reads the poem "A Dream within a Dream" he will soon realize it has something to do with the death of someone Poe had loved. This person could quite possibly be an ex-girlfriend or just someone who was very close to him and he loved her dearly. The first stanza talks about how Poe is telling her to accept his kiss goodbye. Now they are completely separated because she has passed away. He then questions if his life has been a dream, since hope has been lost so quickly.......

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