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The Tell-Tale Heart

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Edgar Allan Poe. This poem explores themes of guilt and paranoia, as the narrator insists on his sanity while describing a murder he's committed.

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La Belle Dame sans Merci

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John Keats. A ballad about a medieval knight who is bewitched and abandoned by a mysterious and beautiful lady, illustrating themes of love and despair.

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The Haunted Palace

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Edgar Allan Poe. This allegorical poem reflects on the descent into madness through the metaphor of a once-great palace now in ruins.

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Ulalume

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Edgar Allan Poe. The poem recounts the wanderings of a man who is drawn unconsciously to the grave of his lover, Ulalume. Themes of grief and the supernatural are present.

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Porphyria's Lover

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Robert Browning. A poem portraying a man who strangles his lover with her own hair in order to preserve a perfect moment, highlighting themes of passion and insanity.

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The Raven

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Edgar Allan Poe. A narrative poem about a man lamenting the loss of his love, Lenore, while a mysterious raven repeatedly utters the word 'Nevermore.'

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The Hollow Men

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T.S. Eliot. This poem describes a group of empty, ineffective people living in a barren world. It touches on themes of disillusionment and the existential despair of the post-war period.

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Goblin Market

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Christina Rossetti. This narrative poem includes themes of temptation, sacrifice, and salvation. Two sisters encounter goblin merchants selling forbidden fruit.

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Annabel Lee

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Edgar Allan Poe. It tells the story of a love so strong that not even death can diminish it. It's about loss, love, and mourning.

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The Sleeper

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Edgar Allan Poe. This poem explores themes of beauty and death by describing a watching over the crypt of a beautiful woman.

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The Witch of Atlas

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Percy Bysshe Shelley. This poem tells the story of a whimsical witch and her many adventures. Themes of freedom and beauty contrast with the darker undertones of the supernatural.

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The Conqueror Worm

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Edgar Allan Poe. It personifies the inevitability of death through a play performed by 'humanity,' where the 'Conqueror Worm' triumphs in the end.

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Christabel

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge. This poem is about a young woman who encounters a mysterious stranger, Geraldine. Themes include the supernatural and the subversion of innocence.

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The Second Coming

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W.B. Yeats. This poem suggests the impending birth of a new and monstrous era, metaphorically described as a 'rough beast.' It contemplates chaos and the breakdown of society.

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A Dream Within a Dream

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Edgar Allan Poe. This metaphysical poem questions the nature of reality and whether everything we experience is just an illusion, including love and loss.

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