Edgar Allan Poe

Question 1

• Edgar Alllan Poe

Question 2

• 1809-1849
• Antebellum Era

Question 3

• Horror

Question 4

• The Raven
• " And the Raven, never flitting, still sitting, still sitting above my chamber door; And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's dreaming, And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor; And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted---nevermore!"

Question 5

• Poe's childhood was a saddening one, both of his parents died before the age of 3, the couple that took him in was rich, but hurt him by rejecting his poetry.
• The members of his family were his brother Henry Leonard Poe, his sister Rosalie Poe, and his mother and father Eliza and David Poe. But eventually after the death of his parents he became part of the Allan Family of John and Frances Allan

Question 6

• He began writing when he was young , but the family that adopted him rejected his works. He did not start writing again until he returned from college after become very poor and his fiancee left him.
• His life events inspired his writing.

Question 7

• The surprising facts about his life is that when he was young he was discouraged from writing.
• both of his parents died before the age of 3.
• and he was part of the military for 2 years.
• He was married to his cousin.

Question 8

• Readers should study about this author based on my research since he was a very unusual, dark, twisted, unique also since there is more to him and his work.

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