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    discussed in this paper will be Emily Dickinson and Edgar Allan Poe. Romanticism was an artistic and intellectual movement originating in Europe in the late 18th century. The romantic period saw an overflowing of emotions‚ with “lyrical ballads” maintaining that all good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feeling. The romantic period in American literature‚ which included writers like Washington Irving‚ Emerson‚ Thoreau‚ Emily Dickson‚ Edgar Allen Poe‚ Nathanial Hawthorne‚ Walt Whitman‚

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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 was born January 19‚ 1809 in Boston‚ Massachusetts ("Edgar Allan Poe‚ 1809-1849"). His parents were well known actors. When Poe was three‚ his mother died and his father deserted him. Poe wasn’t an only child. He had an older brother and younger sister. Due to the loss of both parents‚ the three children were split up. Poe ended up in the John and Frances Allan. Poe was never officially adopted but the Allans treated him like their own son. He got everything he needed: an education

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    Edgar Allan Poe‚ considered the greatest American horror fiction writer of all time‚ has not always been as praised as he is today. The consistent backlash and disregard to his work diminished how high quality all of them are. Most writers of his era bash his works because of the strange‚ horrific‚ and grotesque ideas that are within the text. Other writers just believed him to be a drunk and drug addict with outlandish ideas. Close to two hundred years ago‚ the literature that Edgar Allan Poe created

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    "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Raven" is a dark reflection on lost love‚ death‚ and loss of hope. The poem examines the emotions of a young man who has lost his lover to death and who tries unsuccessfully to distract himself from his sadness through books. Books‚ however‚ prove to be of little help‚ as his night becomes a nightmare and his solitude is shattered by a single visitor‚ the raven. Through this poem‚ Poe uses symbolism‚ imagery and tone‚ as well as a variety of

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    Edgar Allen Poe was a foster child‚ his mom died in 1811 when he was not yet three. Poe’s dad had left the family. Edgar Poe married his cousin Virginia. Poe lost most of his loved ones to Tuberculosis. He was renowned with the community when he swam against the current for miles. Poe died unexpectedly at the young age of forty. Some believe that he died of Alcoholism‚ others believe it was rabies. I believe Edgar died of alcoholism because Poe had drunk all throughout his age and alcohol will wear

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    Edgar Allan Poe According to ( Roy ) ‚ Edgar Allan Poe ( 1/19/1809 ‚ Boston‚ MA - 7.x . 1849 ‚ Baltimore‚ MD ) - poet‚ novelist‚ critic‚ editor ‚ "the man captive mysteries of life " and " covered the holy passion to understand his soul " ( M.Gorky )‚ one of the first U.S. professional writers ‚ who lived exclusively literary work : the artist although knowing tides popularity ‚ but not immediately understood and valued at home. INTRODUCTION CREATIVITY Edgar Allan Poe "The Raven"

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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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    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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    English 10 Honors 13 February 2012 Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe was a sick man that went through a troubling life full of tragedies. For Poe to deal with this he drank and poured his feelings into his works. Honestly as horrible it is that he had to go through all of that we should be grateful because without his suffering these masterpieces wouldn’t have been fabricated. While intensifying his philosophy for short stories Edgar Allan Poe wrote “The Fall of the House of Usher” reflecting the

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