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Edgar Allan Poe 1809-1849;Edgar Allan Poe;I. literary Position;Introduction;Introduction;Introduction;II. Life  Poe’s Childhood 1;Poe’s Childhood 2;Poe’s Foster Family 1;Poe’s Foster Family 2;Poe’s Foster Family 3;Poe’s Need for a Family ;Letter by Edgar Allan Poe to Maria Clemm and her daughter VirginiaAugust 29, [1835];Poe’s last few years;III. Poe’s Contribution to Literary Criticism:  THE PHILOSOPHY OF COMPOSITION 1;THE PHILOSOPHY OF COMPOSITION 2;Annabel Lee 1;;;Annabel Lee 2;Annabel Lee 3;To Helen;To Helen 1;To Helen 2;Sonnet: To Science;;;Structure;;Theme; He implores Science as to why “she” must impose her “dull realities” on the hearts of poets like himself, squelching their wandering minds. He questions the desertion of imagination by the objective force of science. He is inclined to avoid logic in his argument, although the classic sonnet structure implies his own attempt to rationalize his own thoughts. Perhaps the structure contrasted with such feelings further insinuates humanitys paradoxical need for organization in every field of thought. ;Meanings and References;1st Quatrain Here Poe compares science to a “true daughter of Old Time” and a “Vulture.” Both comparisons help make a case against science and cast it in a negative light. The reference to time reminds the reader of death and decay, both of which come with time. Without time, after all, there would be no reason to worry about deadlines and responsibilities, and one could devote oneself completely to reverie. The reference to a vulture, similarly, conjures up the connotations of death and decay while completing the image in the previous line of science devouring the heart of the poet. ; 2nd Quatrain He questions that why should a poet love Science and the reason why he should think of it as wise when it does not permit him to indulge in imagination, even though he, the poet, perseveres it with undaunted courage. This image of the poor brave poet