| Stanza 9 |
| But I marveled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly, Though its answer little meaning- little relevancy wore; For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door- Bird or beast upon the sculptured bust above his chamber door, With such a name as "Nevermore." |
| Key bold: alliteration itallics: internal rhyme underlined: rhyme |
| Description |
| In this stanza, the speaker thinks the Raven's name is odd, after it said its name was Nevermore. The speaker strictly states that he is confused about what odd remarks that this winged, black animal says. The last line of the stanza describes to us that the speaker thinks the Raven's name is absurd. |