Allusions to Poe's "The Raven"

Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven" has been frequently referenced and parodied in contemporary culture.

Immediately popular after the poem's publication in 1845, it quickly became a cultural phenomenon.

Some consider it the best poem ever written.

[1] As such, modern references to the poem continue to appear in popular culture.

Will Elder 's absurd illustrations of "The Raven", from Mad Magazine #9, March 1954.

The Simpsons version of "The Raven" ( third segment of the first Treehouse of Horror special): Homer cries out "Be that word our sign of parting."

An 1890 political cartoon from Puck Magazine depicts The Raven as Secretary of State James G. Blaine watching President Benjamin Harrison .