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    Poe’s Writes his writing based on his real life‚ and makes it shocking‚ scary just like how his life was. His life leads him to write his literature like horror‚ scary‚ and more. Poe was alone after his mother death. He wrote a poem named “Alone” that he wrote related to how he felt he was alone. Poe didn’t like his foster father‚ and didn’t get along with him. He wanted revenge on his foster father. A letter that he wrote to John Allan called “Letter to John Allan” That letter described how he felt

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    darkness. Poe is known for the work of the dark arts and really does enjoy putting that sad factor into all of his poems/stories. He grew up with this and implements it into all that he writes. "The Raven" is one of Poe’s creations that does not fail to give that same dark tone like all the others do. It is the use of amazing and dark words that really add the effect to the story. The story or novel does not need to be sad or tragic in order to be confirmed as dark‚ but people like Poe himself find

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    Dark Romanticism & Poe: How The Black Cat Encompasses Dark Romantic Ideals in Pre-Civil War Era America There are multiple ways in which Dark Romantics can be differentiated from the greater whole of American society during the early to mid-1800s. Unlike their predecessors‚ the Dark Romantics believed that humans were intrinsically sinful‚ and prone to self-destruction. Their pieces also include overriding themes of mystery‚ death‚ and the macabre. Edgar Allan Poe’s The Black Cat‚ is a prime example

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     Appleby R2  7th Grade Language Arts  December 20‚ 2014  Poe: A Haunting Writer  Have you and someone else ever felt like you‚ “loved with a love that was  more than love?” Many people have felt the same feeling‚ and yet only  one man has put  into words: Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe’s  haunting style is created through his flawless use of imagery‚ memorable  characters and tone. Poe’s readers are instantly drawn in by the chilling  feeling in their heart Poe creates. Poe’s writing demands your interest and 

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    is gothic literature about? Why is it used? Edgar Allan Poe is a gothic literature author. Some of his stories include “The Cask of Amontillado” about a man named Montresor who wants revenge on an unsuspecting Fortunado. Another one of his stories is ‘Hop-Frog” which is about a disabled dwarf enslaved by the king who is cruel to him. Hop Frog does not take kindly to this and gets revenge on the king. The last story is “The Fall of the House of Usher”. This story is about a strange family who are ill

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    Edger Allen Poe: Master of the Macabre Regarded as the inventor of the modern detective story‚ the pioneer of the science fictions‚ such as the time travel stories‚ and the author of tales of imaginations and mysteries‚ the name of Edger Allen Poe shines like a brightest star in the American author’s universe. He was well-known for his horror and frightening stories. His personal life was also a legend of dejection‚ dreadfulness and sorrow itself. His personality was full of morbid fascination because

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    poetry‚ words are all there is. Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “Annabel Lee” is a great poem‚ not because it is popular or it is classic‚ but because of its underlining message. “Annabel Lee” is a poem of death‚ love‚ and beauty. It captures the narrator’s interpretation of these three ideas through his feelings and thoughts for one woman. The narrator‚ Edgar Allan Poe‚ becomes infatuated at a young age with the character in the poem‚ Annabel Lee. Even after she passes away‚ his love for her only increases and

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    first short story to be summarized is “The Black Cat”. In the beginning of the story‚ we learn that the unnamed narrator is in jail and going to die the very next day and wants to set his story straight. From the day he was born‚ he loved animals and has lots of them. He expresses that taking care of his animals and hanging out with them is his favorite thing to do. He gets married and finds out that his wife loves animals just as much as he does. Out of all the different animals he has‚ his favorite

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    of time were Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ who‚ like most authors in this time period‚ were realizing the beauty and darkness of both human nature and natural scenery .Poe and Hawthorne’s works were primarily based on the topic of the human conscience and moral compass. In Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall Of The House of Usher and The Raven and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Minister’s Black Veil and Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment their dark‚ twisted nature is prominent. Well-known for his inventive stories

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    Poe’s Death: Mystery or Not? Many things are known about Edgar Allan Poe‚ such as the fact he married his twelve-year-old cousin‚ and that he was a writer‚ but just how did this famous man die? Some people believe he was suffering from encephalitis or rabies. Others believe a political kidnapping was the cause of his death. The most realistic cause was that Poe died from alcoholism‚ branching from his history of drinking binges and because he was a known alcoholic. There were few symptoms that

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