Symbolism in Poe’s Works: Death is Just the Beginning In course of Edgar Allan Poe's early life he found himself in some serious heartbreaks. The death of his biological parents and serious disappointments would later set the mood of his works to come. Many that read his stories and poems catch the "true" themes of his work, besides all the twisted, evil, dark, gloomy, and even demonic details that help conceal the "true" themes. …showed first 75 words of 1825 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1825 total…often not. The seasons, houses, and even people can be symbolisms and metaphors for almost contrasting ideas or themes, but you can always count on those themes being dark in nature. Poe, through his work, was able to bring to life tales of horrific revenge or dark irony, within just a few pages. The fact that more than just the evil was beneath the surface of his words is the finest part of his works.