We concluded our study of two well known poems of Poe,"The Raven" and "Annabel Lee". Regarding "The Raven", we addressed the narrator's shifting attitude from dismissive, to amused, to angry and ,at the final stanza, to mournful . Jaydn reviewed the text to find language that evidenced tone. We then discussed Poe's unconventional marriage to his cousin who was only 13 in the context of the poem"Annabel Lee". Jaydn had a strong visceral reaction to this relationship ..We then explored the issue of separating art from the artist and whether one could(or should ) appreciate the poem even knowing its genesis.