EDGAR ALLAN POE

Khyrel Harvey

3rd Period

October 26,2011

EDGAR ALLAN POEBorn on : January 19th,1809

Died on: October 7th, 1849

5 SHORT STORIES AND 5 POEMS5 STORIES

The Angel of the Odd

The Balloon Hoax

The Fall of the House of Usher

The Island of the Fay

Hop-Frog

Never bet the devil your head

5 POEMS• Spirits of the Dead• Eldorado• The Haunted Palace• To the River• The Valley of Unrest

EDGAR ALLAN POE BIOGRAPHY Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19th, 1809.His parents, David and Elizabeth, had three children which were Henry, Edgar, and Rosalie. Poe’s mom died when Edgar was 2. When Poe turned 6 he went to school in England for 5 years. He learned Latin and French, as well as math and history. Later on he would return to America and go to the university of Virginia but he dropped out in less than a year. Then Poe,18, would go to Boston to join the army in 1827. He did so well that he attained the rank of sergeant major. In 1835, Edgar got a job as a newspaper editor because he won a contest with his story, “The Manuscript Found in a Bottle.” After about a year Edgar Allan Poe would go on to marry his first cousin, Virginia Clemm. But also before Poe married Virginia, he went to the army in 1827 and he was 18.

EDGAR AL LAN PO E B IO GRAPHY(CON TIN UED )

In 1836, Poe moved from editor of the newspaper because of his poor salary so he went to be editor of the Southern Literary Messenger. Poe would then go on to move to many publicists. In 1845, Poe and his family moved to a small cottage near what is now East 192nd street.

But Poe Started to get depressed as he began to see Virginia’s health fading away. Virginia then died in 1847, 10 days after Poe’s birthday. Poe then planned to marry Sarah Royster Shelton in October. On October 3rd Poe was found at Gunner’s Hall unconscious. Poe would later die in the hospital on October 7th 1849. His last words were “Lord help my poor soul.”

MY THEORY ON POE’S DEATH

In my opinion I think Edgar Allan Poe died from a combination of his brain disease syndrome and his really bad drinking problem. I think that Edgar Allan Poe had a bad drinking problem ever since his wife, Virginia, died.

(WITH 10+ SENTENCES IN PARAGRAPH(S) FORM)-CHOOSE YOUR FAVORITE “POE”

STORY THAT WE HAVE READ AND SUMMARIZE THE STORYLINE. EXPLAIN

HOW HE USED SUSPENSE OR SYMBOLISM. HOW DOES IT ADD TO THE MEANING?

(Remember, paragraph form…use more than one )

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FINISH PAR AGRAPHS O N YO UR FAVO RITE STO RY

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CONCLUSION (5+ SENTENCES)

INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

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?

WORKS CITED

Giordano, Robert. “Biography of Edgar Allan Poe.” Poe Stories.com-An Exploration of Short Stories by Edgar Allan Poe. (27 June 2005). 19 October 2011.http://www.poestories.com/index.php

SparkNote Editors.SparkNotes on Poe’s Short Stories.” SparkNotes.com. (2002). (19 October, 2001.) http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/poestories/