Edgar Allan Poe

Most of the settings for Edgar Allan Poe's short stories are very vague or ambiguous. However, The Man of the Crowd takes place in London; Descent into the Maelstom, off the coast of Norway; and A Tale of the Ragged Mountains, in Virginia.

There's symbolism used in the poem; Poe compares the moon and a star to two women in his life. The moon is brighter and overpowers the star, but Poe finds her cold ("On her cold smile; Too cold- too cold for me-") and controlling ("'Mid planets her slaves"). He turns towards the star. This woman is means more to him than the other and he loves her ("And more I admire Thy distant fire, Than that colder, lowly light")

I also have the rhyming scheme which is:

A

B

C

B

D

E

F

E

G

G

H

I

I

H

K

K

H

L

L

M

N

N

M

Other than that I don't know. I need to know some more as well. :P

In "The Raven"by Edgar Allan Poe, Lenore may be the author's beloved wife, Virginia, who was two years away from dying of the incurable consumption (tuberculosis) when 'The Raven' was published though Poe never confirmed nor denied this common assumption.

Yes, Edgar Allan Poe studied French in school and was able to speak and write the language. He even translated French works into English.

The psychology of fear, terror and not just blood and guts are all present in Poe's work and our modern films. He takes individuals who are a bit, shall we say, stressed, and pushes them over the edge.

"The Telltale Heart" is a prime example of seeing how a simple thing like an eye can drive a person completely insane. Why does it work? It could be us. That is the magic of Poe. The normal is abnormal.

Take "Cujo" with a lovable St. Bernard with rabies. Both authors answer the question "what if?"

The Prince's name in Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" is Prospero.

begins in the present and then immediately flashes back to his infancy and then brings the reader up to the present time and all the horror of the killings.

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Poe did not earn a lot from writing. Even though he would win some writing contests, the reward was only about 15-20 dollars.He also did not receive an inheritance from his step father, John Allan. There was a time when he was so poor, he joined the army/military for security.

The color red in the The Masque of the Red Death may represent several things such as Cholera, the bubonic plague, or Tb. Cholera and the bubonic plague were big sicknesses in the setting where The Masque of the Red Death took place. And Tb is what the three most important in Poe's life died of. And since many of his stories take place of things that happened in his life this makes perfect sense. And Tb does cause the release of blood.

Some of Edgar Allan Poe's famous works include "The Tell-Tale Heart" (1843), "The Raven" (1845), and "The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839).

Edgar Alan Poe inspired many authors and even musicians. He inspired me. If you are a fan of the recently popular band Good Charlotte, then you notice refernces to POe like 'No tell tale heart was left to find'.

The two women most devoted to Edgar Allan Poe were his wife, Virginia Clemm Poe, and his mother-in-law, Maria Clemm. Virginia supported Poe emotionally and financially, while Maria acted as a motherly figure and helped care for both Poe and Virginia during their marriage.

"Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe is a poem that centers around the love between the speaker and Annabel Lee, a young woman who dies but whose love continues in the afterlife. The character of the speaker is deeply in love with Annabel Lee and is consumed by grief after her death. The setting of the poem is a kingdom by the sea, which adds a romantic and melancholic atmosphere to the story. Overall, the poem explores themes of love, loss, and the enduring power of true love beyond death.

In "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe, the phrase "liquid ditty" is an example of alliteration, where the repetition of the "d" sound creates a musical and fluid quality reminiscent of the ringing bells. It also functions as a form of imagery, evoking the sensation of sound as something liquid and easily flowing.

Edgar Allan Poe wrote several horror poems, including "The Raven," "The Tell-Tale Heart," "Annabel Lee," and "The Conqueror Worm." These poems explore themes of death, madness, and the macabre, showcasing Poe's talent for creating eerie and haunting atmospheres through his use of language and imagery.

after wandering aimlessly in search for 'solace' the poems speaker finds the lake which symbolizes death. The imagery of the 'poisonous wave' and 'fitting grave' emphasizes the comparison between the lake and death. The speaker is not frightened but is in fact delighted at the sight of the dark 'grave'. Death is the only solace for those who are without hope.

His sister, Rosalie Mackenzie Poe, died on July 21, 1874.

Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts; raised by his foster parents the Allans in Richmond, Virginia; lived for a time in London, England while his foster father attended to business in Great Britain; and spent the last three years of his life in Fordham, New York.

'The Oval Portrait' is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe. It tells the story of a man that discovers a portrait of a young woman inside an abandoned house, it marvels him at the level of realism it has. He feels the need to investigate in a book about the story of the painting, it results that it's the work of an artist who painted his bride, and that became so obsessed with portraying her as realistically as possible, that once the portrait is finished, the model dies.

During this time period, the Napoleonic Wars were taking place in Europe, leading to significant political and social changes. Industrialization was also rapidly transforming societies, with the first steam locomotive being developed and the first telegraph line being established. Additionally, revolutions such as the Greek War of Independence and the European Revolutions of 1848 were occurring, advocating for national independence and political reforms.

The house falls because when Madeline killed Roderrick, she herself died and thus all the remaining family members of the House of Usher were gone and in the beginning Roderrick said he did not want others to live in the house. And the only way to keep others from living in the house is to have it not there at all