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New Criticism: “Alone” by Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe’s “Alone” is a very interesting poem and can be deceiving. When first reading this poem, the audience may be inclined to take a different view then they would after reading thoroughly. “Alone” seems pretty vague; however, there are several tie-ins that help construct the overall meaning of the poem. When first reading this poem, the overall picture would seem pretty clear. The speaker did not have a childhood where he received much attention and was living his life, alone. This comes from l-6: From childhood’s hour I have not been As others were; I have not seen As others saw; I could not bring My passions from a common spring From the same source I have not taken My sorrow; I could not awaken The speaker was not where others were and from the same source he has not taken his sorrow. In this case the “source” from which the speaker is referring to is the speaker’s parents, friends, and family. The speaker’s sorrow seems to be coming from an internal source, one that most children do not experience in their’ childhoods. However, there is not much support on this idea throughout the rest of the poem and the “big picture” is different than the one that was first sought to be true. The speaker is talking about nature and the beauty of it. Lines 2-4 show this by stating that he has not seen as others saw, he could not bring his passions from a common spring.
Approximate Word count = 983
Approximate Pages = 3.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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