Question

poem Eldorado
1 where is the knight headed on his quest
2 what is the knight doing while searching for Eldorado
3 what conflict is the knight dealing with in this poem
4 where does the shadow tell the knight to go in his quest for Eldorado
5 The mythical place known as eldorado is metaphor for
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Answer 1

Answer:

Eldorado', written in 1849 by Edgar Allan Poe, shows the despair that is so common in the writer's work. This lesson offers a stanza by stanza summary and analysis of 'Eldorado'.

Edgar Allen Poe

Edgar Allan Poe is arguably one of the most famous authors and poets from the 1800s. His work includes famous poems like ''The Raven'' and short stories such as ''The Tell-Tale Heart.'' Characteristic of Poe's work is its dark themes of despair, murder, and mystery.

One of Poe's last works was ''Eldorado,'' which was written during the last year of his life. Evidence from letters written to friends indicate that Poe was depressed or at least in a negative mental state during this time of his life. Keep the circumstances and Poe's personal life experiences in mind as we read and analyze ''Eldorado.''

''Eldorado''

Gaily bedight,

A gallant knight,

In sunshine and in shadow,

Had journeyed long,

Singing a song,

In search of Eldorado.

But he grew old-

This knight so bold-

And o'er his heart a shadow-

Fell as he found

No spot of ground

That looked like Eldorado.

And, as his strength

Failed him at length,

He met a pilgrim shadow-

'Shadow,' said he,

'Where can it be-

This land of Eldorado?'

'Over the Mountains

Of the Moon,

Down the Valley of the Shadow,

Ride, Boldly ride,'

The shade replied,-

'If you seek for Eldorado!'

Stanzas: Summary

''Eldorado'' is a poem about one knight's search for a place called Eldorado. Let's review what happens in each of the four stanzas.

Stanza 1

In the first stanza we see a knight, fresh and ready to go, starting a journey; we could even think of it as a quest. He is full of hope and in good spirits, as evidenced by the line, ''singing a song.''

Stanza 2

The knight has been searching for a long time, many years at least. We know this because the stanza starts by telling us that our knight is now old. He has also lost most of the hope he had at the start of his journey, as indicated by the phrase, ''And o'er his heart a shadow.'' He is no longer in good spirits as he continues his quest to find Eldorado.

Stanza 3

In this stanza, the knight's situation has become more serious. ''His strength failed him at length'' implies that he has died or is very near death, never having attained his goal. A ''shadow'' (possibly Death himself) appears to him and the knight asks him where he can find Eldorado.

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