About This Quote
In this quote from his poem, The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe was talking about the importance of connecting with the poetic language. In order to understand what a poem is saying, you must be able to connect with its words. If you can’t understand the language of a poem, how will you understand the message?
Source: Trilogy: The Walls Do Not Fall / Tribute To The Angels / The Flowering Of The Rod
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