Trivia: “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered,” how?
Quiet and query
Old and eerie
Long and leery
Weak and weary
Correct Answer: Weak and weary
So why is this answer correct? : Writer of poems and short stories, Edgar Allan Poe has captured the minds of readers for nearly two centuries. One of his most famous works, “The Raven,” was published in 1845. The raven is notable for his repetition of the word “Nevermore,” but the poem opens with the lines, “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary.”