The Use Of Tone In Edgar Allan Poe's To Helen

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In the poem “To Helen” by Edgar Allan Poe, the author describes the lustful platonic admiration for a woman possibly refereeing to Helen of Troy. The fanciful tone is clearly illustrated through the diction of the speaker. The connotation behind the specific word usage the author uses helps the reader make these assumptions through his use of “beauty”, “perfumed sea” and even comparing this spiritual essence of woman to that “Psyche.”

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