(Redirected from Rio Hondo, TX) Rio Hondo is a city in Cameron County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,356 at the 2010 census. It may be included as part of the BrownsvilleâHarlingenâRaymondville and the MatamorosâBrownsville metropolitan areas.
It is one of the most well-known lines English poetry has to offer: âQuoth the raven, âNevermore.ââ It is an eerie verse found in Edgar Allan Poeâs âThe Ravenâ, and we all know what the the first word in it means. Itâs a weird, extremely uncommon verb in the past tense meaning âto sayâ. Now use the same verb to ask if the raven said ânevermore.â Did the ravenâ¦ and now most of you - excluding you language and etymology enthusiasts out there - are struggling because you donât know what the infinitive of quoth is.
The creature begins to take on demonic qualities in the student's mind as he notes the bird's fiery eyes.. The narrator then connects the bird's appearance and message with the lost Lenore and calls the raven a wretch sent by thy God to remind him of sorrows that he wants to forget.