Eldorado by Edgar Allan Poe
Analysis
"Eldorado" is a poem written by Edgar Allan Poe. This short poem is about a traveler asking a "shade" where to find the legendary city of El Dorado. He is then told to "ride, boldly ride." Interestingly, Poe uses the word "shadow" in each stanza with a different meaning each time. The metaphor is obviously about life and finding happiness.
"Eldorado" is made up of four stanzas with six lines each. The rhyme scheme is AABCCB.
Poem
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!" Published in April 1849.
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Nationality
American
Literary Movement
Romanticism, 19th Century
Subjects
Life, Happiness
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American
Literary Movement
Romanticism, 19th Century
Subjects
Life, Happiness