"The Conqueror Worm" is a poem by Edgar Allan Poe about human mortality and the inevitability of death. It was first published separately in Graham's Magazine in 1843, but quickly became …

Out—out are the lights—out all! And its hero, the Conqueror Worm. An angel throng, bewinged, bedight In veils, and drowned in tears, Sit in a theatre, to see A play of hopes and fears, While …

Out—out are the lights—out all! And, over each quivering form, The curtain, a funeral pall, Comes down with the rush of a storm, And the angels, all pallid and wan, Uprising, unveiling, affirm …

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‘The Conqueror Worm’ is a poem that takes a bleak look at the nature of human existence. It presents it as a play that angels can only watch in horror, unable to intervene in any way. In …

Jul 31, 2013 · Its hero the Conqueror Worm. Notes: In the table of contents that appeared on the back cover of the paper wrappers of the original issue, this poem is listed as “The Conqueror …

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The Conqueror Worm is generally accepted to be a poetic metaphor for the futility of human existence and the struggle against it’s inescapable end.

May 28, 2021 · Text: Edgar Allan Poe, “The Conqueror Worm” (Text-02a), undated manuscript, about October-November 1842

Originally published for the January 1843 issue of Graham's Magazine, The Conqueror Worm can be found in: Poe, Edgar Allan. The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe .