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The Raven




One of the fun things about making these word clouds is that I get to see the frequency of each word in the book. The program takes out the generic words like "and" and "the" and other common words like that. What we're left with are the unique and descriptive words and names that make up this particular book. It's surprising what's left sometimes! Some of them I tweak a little to make certain words or names more prominent, but in cases like this, no tweaking in necessary to get the real feel of the poem.






Here it is on Redbubble!  The Raven

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