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Based on this stanza from the poem “Alone” by Edgar Allen Poe, what is the poem’s main idea?

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 loved—I loved alone.

The poet is very sad and lonely.

The poet thinks he is different from other children.

The poet is remembering being a child.

1 answer

The main idea of the stanza from Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Alone" is that the poet thinks he is different from other children. The lines express a sense of disconnection and uniqueness in his experiences, emotions, and perceptions compared to others, which contributes to his feelings of loneliness.