The theme prominent is the death of a young man at the height of his strength and his career. Death of a young person is a common theme in poetry and this one is very famous because of the emotions that it awakens in a person. Poe was known for writing poems like this usually including young women who die before becoming old.
Settings in gothic works are usually marked by darkness, broodiness, death, usually being old decrepit castles or cemeteries.
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