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    as rhyme‚ onomatopoeia‚ alliteration‚ and repetition. “Annabel Lee” was written by Edgar Allen Poe who was born in 1904 and passed away in 1949 . This poem shows that Edgar Allen Poe had great literary success but he suffered many personal losses in his life. In the poem the author uses repetition as his sound device. In the poem he states “In a kingdom by the sea” in lines 2‚ 8‚ 14‚ and 20. The speaker which is Edgar Allen Poe is mourning the death of the women who he loves so dearly.

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    Name Professor Honors American Literature 4 November‚ 2012 Richard Bone: Deceitful Writings Edgar Lee Master’s “Richard Bone” was beautifully written. The first half of the poem was mostly descriptive while the second half was insightful. Every line reinforced and added to the depth of the poem. The last stanza was more or less perfect. It was written in such a way that it leaves the readers with many rich thoughts. The theme of the poem was “what is written is not always true.” Richard

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    In TKAM by Harper Lee and “Courage” and Edgar Guest‚ there are many similarities in the development of theme and tone in the two works. To begin in TKAM Lee presented its theme of courage. Courage is being selfless and doing things that other may be afraid to do. First Atticus is defending a black man‚ Tom Robinson‚ which was a rare occurrence then due to the racial issues then. “Evey lawyer gets at least one case that affects them personally.” Guest describes courage in the poem by saying

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    Loss and love in Annabel Lee Many pieces of literature are giving people a lesson about letting someone you love go if they are gone‚ because of death or a different reason. In his poem “Annabel Lee”‚ Edgar Allan Poe describes how relationships change when getting older and how people change when they get older. Symbolism‚ Hyperbole and Consonance are used to deliver the poet’s message. The tone is sadness‚ but as well happiness. The line “in a kingdom by the sea” (2‚ 8‚ 14‚ 24) is using denotation

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    about the hills that “look like white elephants” in front of her to relate back to her decision (Hemingway). Hemingway shows the two life-changing effects of an . The other shady and dark side of the hill represents not keeping the baby and pursuing the operation. In between the lines of this casual conversation is actually an undergoing decision on both the positive and negative side of an abortion. This decision-making theme‚ is represented by symbols such as the white elephants‚ the hills‚ their

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    on their choice of literature writing. Front and center without reasoning‚ Edgar Allan Poe was drawn to gothic fiction without even realizing. Throughout Poe’s work‚ he was able to conquer gothicism in every way possible from his premature work all the way up to award winning pieces for $50 to $100. Edgar Allan Poe is the master of gothic fiction because his use intense emotions‚ cruel revenge‚ and the agony of loss. Edgar Allan Poe is the mastermind of gothic fiction writing

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    For this assignment I chose to write about “The Hill” by Edgar Lee Masters. “The Hill” is included in “The Spoon river anthology” was one of Masters’ most famous works. The poem I chose is unique in its subject in that it idolizes how the lives of the deceased were portrayed. While most would be turned off by the idea of writing about epitaphs and the reasons behind the death of humans‚ Masters was able to successfully take what is normally a cheerless subject and translate that sorrow to curiosity

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    “The Cask of Amontillado” and “Annabel Lee” were written by Edgar Allan Poe. “Annabel Lee” is a poem about love that turned into an obsession. The speaker was never able to get over Annabel Lee and continued to sleep in her grave. On the other hand‚ “The Cask of Amontillado” is a short story about revenge and how it’s pursued. Montresor takes vengeance to the extremes when he basically kills his offender by locking in a niche in his catacombs.Edgar Allan Poe uses imagery and amorous word choice to

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    The poem Annabel Lee was written by Edgar Allan Poe in May of 1849‚ a few short months before his death. Poe had many women that have come and gone in his life. Many of Poe’s poems are about a woman so its perceived that he is talking about his past girlfriends. The poem Annabel Lee was the last completed poem by Poe and It talks about his forever love for her and the death of his beautiful lover. In the poem ’’Annabel Lee’’ Edgar Allan Poe uses repetition with Annabel lee’s name creating a more

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    grieving that most experience but then move on from it‚ like the character of the boy in The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Then‚ there are others that do not live through it and never escape the process until the day they die which can be seen in Edgar Allen Poe’s “Annabel Lee” . Additionally‚ there are some who do not personally feel for the deceased but still grieve

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