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    authors used their life experiences to write their literature. This a prime example of Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe became an influential writer‚ because of his childhood‚ his important occurrences in his life‚ and how he influenced other writers. Edgar Allan Poe rise to become an influential writer can be connected to his sad childhood. Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19‚ 1809 in Boston‚ Massachusetts. When Edgar Allan Poe was the age of three both his parents died‚ causing him‚ his brother

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    Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe was a well known author from the 1800s even still today. He was the author of stories and poems such as The Bells‚ The Raven‚ The Cask of Amontillado and many more. He faced rough times in his life and that is why his poems and stories are so sad‚ suspenseful and gory. Edgar will always be remembered as a good author. Poe was the author of many great stories and poem. The Raven was a suspenseful poem that had people on the edge of their seats. The poem was about

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    Professor Gary Smith English 1302 10/31/2012 Symbolism in “The Raven” Edgar Allan Poe was highly criticized throughout his life whether it was for his high achievements or his downfalls; he always seemed to be talked about. Poe was born in January 19‚ 1809; his mother died shortly after being abandoned by his father leaving him and his brothers’ orphans at an early age. Poe was taken by John and Francis Allan. With the help of his foster parents he was later able to attend the University of Virginia

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    Edgar Allan Poe Isolation

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    Edgar Allan Poe (January 19‚ 1809-October 7‚ 1849)‚ lived to be 40 years old. During his 40 years of living he had to go through many deaths of his loved ones. In addition‚ being abandoned by his father and foster father. Poe lost his mother‚ wife‚ and foster mother all to tuberculosis. He was devastated‚ lost and didn’t know what to do. Leading him to attempting suicide after his wife died. Instead of killing himself‚ he took his agony out in his writings. Edgar Allan Poe wrote approximately sixty-nine

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    Edgar Allan Poe Analaysis

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    March‚ 2013 Edgar Allan Poe Literary Analysis Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19‚ 1809‚ Massachusetts. Poe died at the age of 40. The cause of his death is undetermined and has been attributed to alcohol‚ drugs‚ cholera‚ rabies‚ and other agents. He is most known for his poems and short stories such as The Raven‚ Tell-Tale Heart‚ and The Black Cat. Poe was one of the early American practitioners of the short story and a progenitor of detective fiction and crime fiction. Poe used many different

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    Edgar Allan Poe Monologue

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    was named Edgar Allan Poe. And it was his last day on this Earth. Little did he know‚ later that day‚ he would succumb to the darkness that was growing inside of

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    The Bells by Edgar Allan Poe The central theme in “The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe shows the phases of the emotions that occur between falling in love and in the next moment having complete destruction and sadness. In stanza I‚ the emotion that is being conveyed is the feeling of happiness that you get when falling in love. The narrator declares. “ …Silver bells!| What a world of merriment their melody foretells!|… All the heavens seem to twinkle|… To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells|

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    edgar allan poe bio

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    Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most celebrated of all American authors. Heavily influenced by the German Romantic Ironists‚ Poe made his mark in Gothic fiction‚ especially through the tales of the macabre for which he is now so famous. Although he regarded himself primarily as a poet‚ he is one of the few indisputably great writers of the short story‚ alongside Guy de Maupassant and O. Henry. Besides redefining that form as a vehicle for literary art‚ Poe also contributed to the modern detective genre

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    Edgar Allan Poe‚ born on January 19‚ 1809 in Boston‚ Massachusetts. His mother‚ Elizabeth Arnold Poe worked there as an actress. His father‚ David Poe‚ abandoned the family when Poe was only 2. His mother took Edgarhis brother William‚ and sister Rosalie to Richmond‚ where his mother died on December 8‚ 1811‚ and Edgar was taken into the family of John and Frances Allan‚ a childless couple. He was taken by the Allan family to England in 1815. Edgar spent his early childhood at prestigious private

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    Edgar Allan Poe‚ with the use adjectives makes a more effective description of the house than the one presented in the movie. In the literary text‚ Edgar Allan Poe‚ creates through a detailed description of the house a gothic mood in the story that provides a gloomy atmosphere in the plot‚ for instance‚ the narrator says “a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit” (Poe 1)‚ therefore‚ the narrator assumes that the house itself triggers a sense of sadness that invades anyone who steps into it

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