In his essay, "The Philosophy of Composition," Poe explains that he wanted to have a strong word for the Raven to say. It had to be "sonorous and susceptible of protracted emphasis".

These considerations led him to the conclusion that the word should contain the vowel "o" connected with the consonant "r."

After deciding these characteristics, the first word that came to his mind was "Nevermore."

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Mrs. Jones has eight equal sized cookie she divides them evenly among three friends between which two whole numbers does the num

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Explanation:Since she divided the cookies evenly among three friends,then each students will get at least two cookies

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In the 1800s, the United States was still a very young nation, trying to solidify its identity. The Industrial Revolution began

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