The poet uses caesura in the line:
“For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore—"
The dash at the end creates a pause, highlighting the importance of the preceding phrase.
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“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,”
“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,”
“For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore—"
“For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore—"
“Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—"
“Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—"
“And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.”
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The poet uses caesura in the line:
“For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore—"
The dash at the end creates a pause, highlighting the importance of the preceding phrase.