C. Poe wanted to challenge social conformity and change the outlook on how people reacted to certain events. If you look a lot of his writing was dark and often gruesome. Do to this he was able to change the way writers transitioned their work, he also help classify the first detective workings as well as begin the science fiction genre.
The first 8 lines make the poem sound like bad news, and the word "contagious" sets the mood for the poem. The pastoral tradition celebrates the beauty of the natural world and the simple pleasure of living in the countryside. However, the first 8 lines of the poem seem to claim the exact opposite, with words like "contagious" "surge" "cold", and "waste."
I think it's complaining because that's the only thing you can really hear.
Can someone please tell me what you are talking about