Like many poems, I initially wasn't sure what the words meant. Upon the second reading I had a theory, and apparently this poem has its own wiki page that described the same conclusion I had. As someone who rarely analyzed literature "correctly" (according to the teacher, of course). Not only is the meaning very typical for Poe, but I also like the structure. "Shadow" eludes to different literal and metaphorical meanings in each stanza, and so does Eldorado. The poem starts with the concrete interpretations ends with the symbolic. Short, but neat. ( )