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Many consider Edgar Allan Poe's short stories and poetry to have been ahead of their time. Classics such as 'The Raven,' 'The Tell-Tale Heart,' and 'The Cask of Amontillado' still haunt us today.
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KIMBERLY ANGELLE GRIFFWhat does Poe really want to do?
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Were did edgar allan poe's mother work?
Poe's mother was an actress and worked in various theaters in various cities throughout her career.
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What style of poetry did Edgar Allen Poe write?
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How did Edgar Allans parents die?
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Why is Edgar Allen Poe so famous?
He wrote a lot of poems and short stories, like the Raven, the Pit and the Pendulum, the Tell-tale Heart, and the Fall of the...
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What was edger poe's parents job?
David Poe and Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe were both travelling actors.
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What awards were given for Poe's writing?
Poe received one small award in his lifetime, a $50 prize for "MS. Found in a Bottle" awarded by the Baltimore Saturday Visiter...
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Where does the name edgar come from?
from mexico. lol:)
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What are two short stories did Edger Allen Poe write?
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Did Poe use drugs to help him write?
Noe, he did not. Poe did not use or have an addiction to drugs. The idea that Poe was a user of or was addicted to opium is a...
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Did Edgar Allen Poe have brown hair?
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What was Edgar Allen Poe's hair color?
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What did Edgar Allan Poe's natural mother die from?
The exact cause is unknown other than some type of illness of the lungs. Most likely it was pneumonia. In 1890, a family member,...
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How would tou describe his emotional state the first six stanzas?
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Allan Edgar Poe wrote during what time?
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What did Edgar Allan Poe do?
Edgar wrote many poems, books and short stories.
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Where did Edgar Allen Poe go to school?
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Why is it so important to remember Edgar allen poe?
Because he was a great poet
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What does Roderick mean?
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What happen to edgar allen poes in regard to his first love?
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Who wrote during the same time as poe?
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Freytag pyramid of the story the black cat by edgar allan poe?
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What was Poe's lifetime goal?
To make a lot of money, and a wife and family and live in the suburbs. He also wanted to have two horses in the garage.
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What is the point of view on The Cask of Amontillado?
The point of view is that of the first person from the protagonist/main character Montresor.
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What historical events during Edgar Allens life time?
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Who was edgar allan poes first love?
Poe's first love was Sarah Elmira Royster to whom Poe was secretly engaged years before he married Virginia Clemm. Sarah's father...
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Why did Edger Allen Poe go into the army?
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What was Edgar allen poe's relation ship with other writers of his era?
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How is the raven in Edgar Allen Poe's poem 'The Raven' a symbol?
its a symbol of death. The Raven is a constant reminder of the misery of losing Lenore for the narrator and gives the narrator a...
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What was the reason did poe and virgina end?
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Where did Edgar Alan Poe Die?
Edgar Allan Poe died in October 7, 1849 and is assumed to have died in Baltimore MD. because that is where he is buried.
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What did edgar allen poe do to support himself and his wife?
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Why did Edgar Allan Poe keep moving from place?
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When did people find out about Edgar Allan Poe?
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How old was Edger Allen Poe when he died?
He was born in 1809 and died in 1849 so he died at the age of 40.
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What is Poe trying to communicate with his poem 'The Raven'?
try this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raven
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What was was poe considered as?
Edgar Allan Poe is considered the father of the modern detective story.
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What year was Annabel Lee written?
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When did Edgar Allen Poe's Wife Virginia die?
1847, she was 25.
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Write a conversation between poe and lenore?
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How did Edgar Allen Poe real parents die?
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What university's did edgar allan poe go to?
He registered at the University of Virginia in February 1826.
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Who did Edgar Allan Poe write for?
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What are some of the theories of edgar allen poe?
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Did the red death from Edgar Poes Masque of the Red Death actually happen?
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Why did Edgar Poe write about death so much?
Cuz he was an alchoholic? =o
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What is Edgar Allen Poe's favorite color?
edgar allan poe's favorite is pink
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What was Edgar Allan Poe's favorite food?
Edgar Allan Poe's favorite food was mountain ousters
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Did Edgar Allan Poe write The Raven after his wife Virginia Clemm died?
wrong
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What was Edgar Allan Poe's literary metaphor for tubercolosis?
Red Death
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Why does Edgar Allan Poe repeat his words?
Repetition in literature usually indicates importance.
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How tall was Edgar Alan Poe?
1.73 m
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What were Edgar Allan Poe's disorders?
There is evidence that Poe had bipolar disorder and surely had a type of alcoholism
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What effect did Edgar Allan Poe's real parents have on his life?
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How many kids did Poe's foster parents have?
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What did Edgar Allan Poe's wife Maria die from?
Poe's wife's name was Virginia, not Maria. Virginia Poe died of tuberculosis.
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What was Edger Allan Poe's name at birth?
Edgar Allan Poe
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Did Edgar Allen Poe have a brain lesion?
No one knows, since there are no records of his death remaining. Even his death certificate has been lost.
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What were poe's dangerous vices?
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What was edgar allan poe once accused of?
I'm not sure what he, himself, was accused of, but I do know that he publicly accused Henry Wadsworth Longfellow of plagiarism.
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What influenced Poe's writing?
Most of Poe's writings were depressing, this was probably on set by the sickness of his wife ,Virginia His wife became ill with...
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What does the pit symbolize in the pit and the pendulum by Edgar Allen Poe?
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How did Edgar Alan poe's father die?
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What did Edgar Allen Poe's parents do for a living?
They were actors.
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What do Poe's parents do for a living?
they were actors
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Did edgar Allen Poe die of brain congestion?
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Whatevert happened to Poe's sister?
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What was Edgar Allen Poe's adopted sick of?
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What is the raven about by edgar allan poe?
It's about a guy who is really depressed because he has just lost his true love, Lenore. So this bird flies in through the window...
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What time period was the tell tale heart written?
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What figurative language elements are used in the story Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe?
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How can Edgar Allan Poe's genius be both a blessing and a curse?
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How did Henry Poe die?
he died of tuburclosis when he was 24
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What was the name of Poe's second book?
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What is significant about the number seven and the progression from east to west of the rooms in the short story the masque of the red death?
the number seven could be considered unlucky. and the sun rises in the east and sets in the west so the 1st chamber, the...
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What was edgar allan poe's college life like?
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Who raised Edgar Allen Poe?
John Allan, a wealthy tobacco merchant. Poe's correct name is Edgar Allan Poe.
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Who had raised edgar allen poe?
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Who were Edgar Allan Poes wives?
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How does the narrator describe himself in the black cat?
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Do any of fortunato's words and action refute the narrator's belief that fortunato is worthy of hatred?
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Why is Edgar Allan Poe still a relevant author in the twenty-first century?
Poe is relevant because he is progressive. His Gothic style of writing focuses upon the psychology behind human actions rather...
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What is the poem Elenora by Edgar Allan Poe about?
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What did Edgar allan poe leave his wife after he died?
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What does poes mother do for a living?
Edgar Allen Poe's Mother Was An Actress.
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Who took Edgar Allan Poe in after his parents died?
John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Virginia took Poe in as foster parents when Poe was about 2 years old. They did not adopt him...
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What was Edgar Allan Poe's name changed to when he went in to the army?
Poe enlisted in the Army under the name Edgar A. Perry. He used a fake name which was common at the time. He did not have it...
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How was Edgar Allen Poe related to Virginia Clem?
They were married. She was also his cousin.
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What was edgar allen poe's wife's name?
Virginia
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How old was Edgar Allen Poe when he's mother died?
2
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When did edgar allan poe first start writing poetry?
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What was edgar allan poe's attitude towards mysteries?
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Who is David poe?
An actor and Edgar Allan Poe's father
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What are the names of the books of poetry did Edgar Allen Poe write?
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What was Edgar Allan Poe's spirit of choice?
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What was the time frame that poe wrote in?
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Is Edgar Allan Poe gross?
No. He was a literary genius.
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Which period did Edgar Allan Poe write in?
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What is the exposition in the story the fall of the house of usher by edgar allen poe?
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What was Edgar Allan Poe's stepmother and stepfathers names?
Poe did not have step parents. He had foster parents named John and Frances Allan.
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