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Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe. Andrew Dunn ☺ 6 th prd . 10/25/11. Edgar Allan Poe. Born on : January 19, 1809 Died on: October 7, 1849. http://poestories.com/index.php. 5 Short Stories and 5 Poems. 5 POEMS “A Dream” “A Dream Within A Dream” “A Paean” “Alone” “Dreamland”. 5 STORIES

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Edgar Allan Poe

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  1. Edgar Allan Poe Andrew Dunn ☺ 6thprd. 10/25/11

  2. Edgar Allan Poe Born on : January 19, 1809 Died on: October 7, 1849 http://poestories.com/index.php

  3. 5 Short Stories and 5 Poems 5 POEMS • “A Dream” • “A Dream Within A Dream” • “A Paean” • “Alone” • “Dreamland” 5 STORIES • “The Black Cat” • “The Imp of the Perverse” • “Valdemar” • “The murders in the Rue Morgue” • “William Wilson”

  4. Biography Edgar Allan Poe was a brilliant writer. He is Known as the father of the modern horror story. Poe was born January 19, 1809. When Edgar was two years old his mother died. When he was six years old he went to school in England for five years. In 1827 Poe joined the U.S. Army. In 1831 Poe traveled to New York and had some of his first poems published. In 1836, when Poe was 27, he married his cousin who was only 13.

  5. Biography (continued) In the year 1840 Poe published his first book “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”. On October 3, 1849 Poe was found at Gunner’s Hall. He was taken to the hospital. On October 7, 1849 Edgar Allan Poe died at the hospital. The way Poe died is unknown and there are many theories on how he died. Some say he had rabies. While others say it was from alcohol or disease. No one will really know though.

  6. My Theory on Poe’s Death There are many theories on how Poe died. Some ranging from alcohol and others to rabies. In my opinion I think that Poe died from to much alcohol. I think this because when his wife was ill he took to drinking.

  7. My Favorite Poe Story/Poem My favorite Poe story is “The Masque of the Red Death”. This story is my favorite because I like the way the story is written. In this story there's a plague called the Red Death. A prince invites some people with him to try to escape it. They have a huge party in 6 of 7 rooms.

  8. My Favorite Poe Story/Poem Continued All the rooms where different colours: Blue, Purple, Green, Orange, White, Violet, and Black. No one was brave enough to go into the Black room. Everyone had costumes and mask on and one person had grave clothes on and killed the prince. When they pulled of his cloak there was no one there. Then the thing killed everyone.

  9. Conclusion How is Poe like the “father of the modern day horror story? Did you make any connections with his life or stories? Did you enjoy his stories….why/why not?

  10. Works Cited Giordano, Robert. “Biography of Edgar Allan Poe” Poestories.com-An Exploration of short stories by Edgar Allen Poe. (27 June 2005). (19 October 2011). <http://poestories.com/index.php>. Shmoop editorial team. “The Masque of the Red Death Symbolism, Imagery and Allegory”.Shmoop, We Speak Student.(11 November 2008). Shmoop University Inc. (19 October 2011). <http://www.shmoop.com/masque-of-red-death/symbolism-imagery.html>.

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