# The Raven — Poetry character guide

> The Raven in Poetry by Edgar Allan Poe.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Quoth the Raven, Quoth

**First appearance:** 0062-the-raven

## Who they are

A stately ebony bird that enters a scholar's chamber at midnight and answers every question with one devastating word, refusing to leave.

## Relationships

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_4_se/characters/narrator)

_psychological_

The Raven is a haunting, symbolic visitor that torments the narrator with memories of lost Lenore and despair.

## In the story

### [The Raven](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_4_se/chapters/the-raven)

The ominous bird that enters the narrator's chamber and repeatedly utters 'Nevermore.'

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_4_se/chapters/endnotes)

Discussed in the context of the poem's first publication in 1845, with notes on its versification and alliteration.

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