"Edgar Allan Poe was a poet who encountered the oddity of human nature and had a farfetched imagination about life. He writes with the intent that the readers experience each phrase, each word, and each stanza in a way different from anything ever read. The language tends to give the reader an exotic setting or image which makes the story extraordinary" (May 5).
             In his poems "Lenore," "The Raven," and "Ligeia," Poe speaks about a lost or dead lover. In all three poems each lover is valued through her unique individuality. In "Lenore" he speaks about her individual goodness and pride. In "The Raven," the writer values the woman (whether this being the same woman as in "Lenore" or not) as a rare, bright, and angelic person. "Ligeia," is a short story, written by Poe about a woman with unusual beauty, intelligence and who was extremely exotic. These women are all distinctive, yet similar. Their personalities are different from one another; their physical appearance from one another is different; yet his obsession for each of them overtakes his life in similar ways, and each of their lives end in death through his writings. All these women, because of their individual style have caught his eye and have possessed his thoughts (May 46,49,102).
             In the poem "Lenore," the speaker values Lenore as a very holy person. He states;
             "Let the bell toll!-a saintly soul floats on the Stygian river.... An anthem for the queenliest dead that ever dies so young...." (Michaels 654).
             Lenore was very young and naive. He loved her so for her beauty and her innocence but couldn't have her. She was individual to his works because he was unable to protect her innocence and resented her marriage to an older wealthy man (May 47). The man she married cared little about her as stated:
             "And, Guy DeVere, has thou no tear?--weep now or never more!...." (Poe, Michaels 654)
             Lenore though a good soul, was not held in high esteem by her f...