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Raven: It symbolizes death and is sometimes called "the messenger of death." In the Bible it symbolizes betrayal. In this book it symbolizes how the narrator betrayed and murdered his lover Lenore.  Pallas: It is another name for Athena, the god of wisdom and of birds of prey. It is a marble sculpture of Athena that the Raven perches on since she is the god of the birds of prey.  Thy crest be shorn and shaven... craven : Back in the medieval time a Knight backed down from a fight were called "cravens" and their heads were shaved as a sign of dishonor.

Night's Plutonian Shore: Pluto also Hades, was the God of the Underworld, and there were a bunch of rivers in the Underworld. Poe means that the Raven must've come from the Underworld and makes us recognize that this is a dark, dreary night. Disaster:  Disaster (with a capital D) refers to an evil influence from a planetor star. For centuries, people have used planets and stars to try to predict the fate of a person. When the stars seemed to be acting as a negative influence on a person's life, it was termed "Disaster." In the poem he uses it to talk about the bird's owner who is so disheveled that he only told the raven to speak one word, "nevermore." Hope: the emotional state when people are thinking something will turn out for the better. Poe uses it by saying the sad songs of never more are hopeful, but depression has cut into them. Also Hope with a capital "H" in Christianity means a difficult task which you will seek god to complete. Censer : a container usually covered in which incense is burned. Poe uses it by saying the air turned thick, like from a censer that wasn't there.