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    belongs to Edgar Allan Poe. For English students‚ scholars around the world‚ and the common dark‚ poetic romanticist‚ that name means a lot more. “Poe” is an icon‚ a person that the aforementioned people aspire to‚ or just a mysterious person whom will never be understood past his death. The name “Poe” to these people refers to a disturbing poet‚ a previously run-down short story writer‚ a hated critic‚ and an unappreciated author of several volumes of novels. If someone mentions “Poe”‚ they would

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    Stokes  Pre­AP English 1 4A  6 January 2015  Poetic Style Analysis Essay  Poe was famous for his short stories in America‚ England‚ and especially in France.The   Conqueror Worm‚ A dream within a dream ‚Anabelle Lee‚ To Helen‚ and El Dorado are  deep and loved poems of Poe. These poems portray how deep and insightful Poe’s thoughts  were. Edgar Allan Poe’s style is characterized by extended metaphor‚ imagery‚ and metaphors.   First‚ Edgar Allan Poe uses extended metaphors throughout his poetry in order to take a 

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    Edgar Allan Poe is “acknowledged as a major literary figure‚ a master of Gothic atmosphere and interior monologue‚” (Milne). Edgar Allen Poe’s poetry often depicts many forms of sadness while also showing an understanding of life. These forms can be seen throughout his work due to the tragic events in his life which strongly influenced them. His work includes many of the themes woven into each of his poems‚ as well. Edgar Allan Poe shows many themes that are important to people now just as much as

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    III 01 March 2013 Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe was labeled as one of America’s major writers (Encyclopedia of World Biography). He wrote poetry‚ fiction‚ poetry‚ criticism and he was a magazine editor (Encyclopedia of World Biography). He was best known as an editor and critic; his short stories didn’t have that big of an audience (Encyclopedia of World Biography). Most of Poe’s stories were written in a gothic style‚ and had a dark‚ mysterious mood to them. Edgar Allan Poe was born January

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    Edgar12 Edgar Allan Poe born January 19‚ 1809‚ Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ U.S. died October 7‚ 1849‚ Baltimore‚ Maryland. American short story writer‚ poet‚ novelist‚ essayist‚ editor‚ and critic‚ famous for his cultivation of mystery and the macabre. The atmosphere in his tales of horror is unrivalled in American fiction‚ earning him‚ rightfully‚ the title of father of modern horror literature. His tale "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1841) initiated the modern detective story. His

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    Edgar Allan Poe was an American author‚ poet‚ editor and literary critic‚ considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and horror. American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre with the worst life background full of tuberculosis cases he was orphaned young when his mother died shortly after his father abandoned the family. He is not only known for his stories and past‚ but about his quotes that changed

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    Edgar Allan Poe’s writing does truly contain unique stylistic elements. His writing style is very special and plays a trick in questioning the mind. Poe’s story “The Cask of Amontillado” displays the use of the stylistic element verbal irony. Poe’s story also exhibits mood‚ to create plot and value. Edgar Allan Poe used verbal irony through the story “The Cask of Amontillado”. An example of Poe’s verbal irony; when the main character Montressor speaks to Fortunato and says “My dear Fortunato‚

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    on in life. This is such the case with Edgar Allan Poe. His difficult life is‚ without a doubt‚ reflected in his dark‚ macabre tales and poems. He is widely acknowledged as the inventor of the modern detective story and an innovator in the science fiction genre‚ but he made his living as America’s first great literary critic and theoretician. Poe’s reputation today rests primarily on his tales of terror as well as on his haunting lyric poetry. Edgar Allan Poe used his literary works‚ to alleviate

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    Edgar Allan Poe‚ född 19 januari 1809 i Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ död 7 oktober 1849 i Baltimore‚ Maryland‚ var en amerikansk poet‚ novellförfattare‚ redaktör‚ litteraturkritiker och en av ledarna för den romantiska rörelsen i USA. Poe‚ som är mest känd för sina berättelser om skräck‚ mystik och sällsamma äventyr‚ var en av de tidiga amerikanska novellförfattarna och en föregångare till detektivlitteraturen. Han anses även ha bidragit till den framväxande science fiction-genren.[1] Poe föddes i Boston

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    conceived from the mind of Edgar Allan Poe‚ a scent of his essence had been molded into each to leave the reader with a better understanding of Poe ’s life. Poe displayed his greatest life ’s achievements and his worst disappointments in a series of stories created throughout his whole life. It is the goal of this research paper to reveal symbolic facts about his life and define these hidden maxims in a way that is easy to understand and beneficial to the reader. Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19th

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