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…showed last 75 words of 602 total… God to remind him of the sorrow that he wants to forget. He believes the bird is a "prophet" and asked about the after death. The response is "nevermore". He gets angry and demands the bird to leave. When the bird remains, the narrator says it's cast a shadow upon his soul. Poe's feeling of Virginia's inevitable death is most likely the muse for this piece, along with many other pieces, including "Annabel Lee".