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    poe Edgar Allan Poe is one of those writers who try to horrify us about what is out there‚ as well as making us conscious of the terror within. He takes the readers to the exterior and gradually moves into the interior‚ as he talks about not what you are frightened off but the fear itself. These ideas are hindered upon through the short stories ‘The Murder in the Rue Morgue”‚ “The Man in the crowd” and “The Tell Tale Heart” as these were one of the first detective stories. Through these short

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    Edgar Allen Poe led an interesting life in the early to mid-1800s‚ though his parents (David Poe Jr and Elizabeth Arnold Poe) died when Edgar was at the age of two‚ he was taken in by a John Allan who was in the business of exporting tobacco; His Sister‚ Rosalie was taken by William Mackenzie and his wife‚ while his brother Henry was left in Baltimore with his grandparents. Though Edgar Allen Poe was taken in by John Allan‚ they still had their disputes‚ primarily about Edgars’ debts that of which

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    “With me poetry has not been a purpose‚ but a passion.” ("Edgar Allan Poe Quotes"‚ 2016). Edgar Allan Poe is known as one of the most outstanding writers in history. Poe’s suffering became a physical‚ mental‚ and emotional highway to the creation of his many poems. Poe had a strange perspective on the world around him‚ because of the way he had lost multiple loved ones. Poverty was a big problem in Poe’s life‚ it threatened him in many dark ways‚ sometimes leading to debt and gambling. In addition

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    known poem of Edgar Allan Poe‚ a major figure in American literature. The poem features a mysterious bird who speaks but one word‚ in ominous tones‚ to a grief-stricken young man mourning the death of his young lady love. Poe was born on January 19‚ 1809‚ to professional actors Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins and David Poe‚ Jr.‚ members of a repertory company in Boston‚ Massachusetts. Orphaned by age three‚ Poe was placed into the care of John and Fanny Allan‚ who baptized him Edgar Allan Poe‚ but never

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    Edgar Allen Poe: Writing Style The short story writer which I have chosen to research is Edgar Allen Poe. After reading one of his works in class‚ I realized that his mysterious style of writing greatly appealed to me. Although many critics have different views on Poe ’s writing style‚ I think that Harold Bloom summed it up best when he said‚ "Poe has an uncanny talent for exposing our common nightmares and hysteria lurking beneath our carefully structured lives. " ( 7) For me‚ this is done

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    who explained his past perfectly. Edgar Allan Poe’s life experiences influenced his subjects and writing. Poe lived most of his life alone. He was a unique child‚ and didn’t fit in. Poe wrote about how it’s good to be unique and a visionary like himself. First off Poe lived most of his life alone‚ which did inspire his poetry. Poe didn’t have parents for most of his life. In most cases when a child doesn’t have parents the child can grow depressed or isolated. “Poe never really knew his parents.” He

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    Any poem respected by Edgar Allan Poe to the extent that he would include it in his personal explanation of poetry should be exceptional‚ but ’Bridge of Sighs’ by Thomas Hood is with certainty the best poem I have ever read. A reflective work‚ it tells the story of a young woman without a love in the world‚ but suggests there was a passion behind her dramatic suicide. The narrator blames the girl’s self-destruction on her being a fickle woman‚ ’One of Eve’s family’ (l. 27)and implies that her death

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    In this short story‚ “Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the author used setting‚ characterization‚ and plot to create suspense. Well‚ the setting is an essential part of a horror story or even in any story. Plot is a really critical element of the story‚ we care about what happens next which is called suspense. Characterization is like what character is like‚ what he/she does etc. In “Tell-Tale Heart”‚ Poe uses setting to build suspense in the story. His story takes place in the old man’s

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    Edgar Allan Poe wrote that the single effect was the most important aspect of a short story‚ which everything must contribute to this effect. Poe’s gothic tale "The Black Cat" was written trying to achieve an effect of shocking insanity. In this first person narrative the narrator tells of his decline from sanity to madness‚ all because of an obsession with two (or possibly one) black cats. These ebony creatures finally drive him to take the life his wife‚ whose death he unsuccessfully tries to conceal

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    Edgar Allan Poe’s influence on American literature was nothing short of great; not only was he the creator of the detective story and the horror thriller‚ but he also influenced many great writers‚ among those William Faulkner and Fyodor Dostoevsky. While Poe is best known for his horror thrillers‚ being the creator of that particular genre‚ he has also fashioned two other literary genres‚ like the detective and the science fiction genre. Throughout his life‚ Poe read‚ reviewed‚ and critiqued many

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