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    Edgar Allan Poe: Contribution to American history and literature Are today's authors really original with their work or using a base layer from some other author from a more "ancient" time? These "writers" are using works that have already been made by an older author. This author is Edgar Allan Poe. This author is best known for his impact on being the grandmaster of mysterious literary works, but also his sensitivity towards his writings. Poe positively affected American history and literature

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    development is very colorful and the influence is great, because the Gothic has devoted itself to many popular genres and influenced many important writers such as Edgar Allan Poe. Poe, as one of the most important writers in American Southern literature, makes very important contribution to the development of the Gothic literature. Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most unique writers in America. He stands alone with his aesthetic taste and writing principle, engaged in the morbid theme of nightmare, death, crime

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    Edgar Allan Poe Syntax

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    One of the most influential authors of all time, Edgar Allan Poe, uses dark imagery and complex syntax to make his short stories and poems dark and mysterious. Poe’s dark, tragic backstory contributes to his dark writing style. His father left him when he was young, and his mother died when he was only three. He then went on writing poems, and after he finished his school, he found his fiance cheating on him, so he moved to Boston to get away from everything he knew. He then married his cousin when

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    Death By Edgar Allan Poe

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    the topic, and the fear of not knowing this leads it to be a taboo subject in many discussions. Edgar Allan Poe defied this sense of taboo and wrote many works centering on the topic of death. It is Edgar Allan Poe’s discussion of death in his works that reveals the innate human perversion of the discussion of death. The reason for his discussion of death may find roots in his personal life. Poe was born into a traveling family in 1809 and had two other siblings. His parents tragically lost their

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    quote by Edgar Allan Poe that caught my eye first was “All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream” (Poe "A Dream Within a Dream"). This quote shows that you do not really know what is true or what is not true (Shmoop Editorial Team 2008). One thing that Edgar was known for by a lot of people was for his horror and mystery poems he made. A couple of those literatures that he wrote were “The Tell-Tale Heart”, and “The Fall of the House of Usher” (Editors "Edgar Allan Poe" 2016). There is

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    Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic throughout the 19th century. Poe’s writing had literary devices and elements blended through every poem, story, and novel. This essay will explain the how Poe’s perseverance of living his dreams influenced many writers and gave hope to the writing community. Also Poe’s development of detective narratives and science fiction novels, and the term “short story” are also imperative pieces of literary history and will be thoroughly

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    Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe is one American author whose name is known to almost everyone. Edgar is known for his elegant poems and for being a tough critic of refined tastes, but also for being the first master of the short story form, especially tales of mystery. He has a talent of having an extraordinary hold upon the readers imagination and not letting lose. Many advents of Edgar’s life has probably led to the strange, but successful and renowned pieces of American literature.

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    Edgar Allan Poe was a famous American writer and poet, and wrote over 69 short stories and poems, though he was best known for being a literary critic. He is well known for being the father of detective stories, as he wrote many stories of mystery and horror. Edgar Allan Poe had many accomplishments. Edgar Allan Poe was one of the first American writers to begin writing short stories. His work greatly affected the future of American literature and and the early ancestors of modern mystery and horror

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    Many of Edgar Allan Poe’s works have made impacts upon how the world is viewed. Poe’s works create a more morbid outlook as opposed to that of intrigue and wonder. Poe’s poem titled “Fairyland” captures his amazing talents of perception with ease. As Poe explains his surroundings, one can’t help but feel a sense of becoming dwarfed by the surroundings. His explanation of the outlook he is experiencing consists of his description of the ominous overcast of moonlight that falls upon him and his surroundings

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    Edgar Allan Poe is mainly recognized for his writing style, creative language, and emotional effects in all of his works. Many of Poe’s writings are noticed today, such as “Annabel Lee”, “The Raven”, “Hop-Frog”, “The Tell-Tale Heart”, and “The Cask of Amontillado.” Although Poe’s work is from the 1800’s, new versions are still being developed today. Edgar Allan Poe’s style is characterized by his use of sound imagery, irony, and repeated elements, which he uses to create an emotional effect for his

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