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    Poe is generally credited with having been the originator of the short story (Haines 27). To some extent in his poems, and to an impressive degree in his tales, he was a pioneer in opening up areas of human experience for artistic treatment, an area at which his contemporaries only hinted ("Edgar Allan Poe."). Most of his tales where wrote in 13 years (1832-1845)

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    An inference that can be made about Edgar Allan Poe is thoughts and experiences into his writings. According to “‘A Terrible Evil’: Edgar Allan Poe Writes About His Wife's Illness and Death” By Rebecca Onion it states, “But I am constitutionally sensitive — nervous in a very unusual degree. I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.” After his wife constantly having a blood vessel pop, he became insane. He took his insanity and added it to his other writings. This show what he was

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    “Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.” This means he doubted his dreams because he felt like he could not accomplish them but nobody else has ever thought those unique thoughts and actually strive for them. Edgar Allan Poe was an important figure in American history because he shows if you have a dream don’t doubt yourself strive for what you want. Edgar Allan Poe was born January 19 1809 in Boston

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    Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most famous American authors. Poe’s stories are very mysterious and mostly reflect on his troubled life. Edgar Allan Poe was born January 19th, 1809, and died October 7th, 1849. Poe was abandoned by his father and lost his mother at the age of 3; he was later fostered by the Allan family. His foster mother treated him very well, but died years later from tuberculosis. His foster father, however, did not get along with Poe. When Poe went to college he had gambling problems

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    opposite of infamy. His parents died three years after his birth on January 19, 1809 in Boston, MA, and left him to a life of financial struggle. As a child, he showed great intellect and an interest in becoming a writer, for he often tabulated his own poems instead of supporting the family by doing work on the farm. For this reason, he received little, if any, financial help and no moral support when he attended college. Eventually, he struggled to land a job with a magazine company where his potential

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    Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer and poet born in 1809 and passing away in 1849. During that time Poe lived a very sad and troubled life. Poe often wrote about the struggles he has gone through and the intense emotions he experienced on a regular basis. Some of these things include poverty, death, loneliness, heartbreak, and many other horrible things. If Edgar Allan Poe was still alive today, he would continue to write about his experiences, as well as incorporate the struggles

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    which took place in his life, all symbolism in his novels and poems was nothing but a kind of excellent PR in combination with writer's talent. Poe realized, that it was not enough just to be good at writing, so he decided to create his own image of mysterious man and neurotic genius. All his actions brought a far-reaching effect: people around the world know him as sulky, mysterious and slightly insane man, who wrote thrilling novels and poems. Youngsters like to use his image when the time of Halloween

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    Edgar Allan Poe is the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career. Who was also an editor, and literary critic most prominent for his poetry and obscure stories in American literature. Poe was considered the inventor of detective fiction and was also the first to master the short story form. Poe was an orphan, due to death of his parents and separation o63+f his siblings at a young age. Poe given the Allan

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    “Alone” Poem Explication Your experiences when you are young are what shape you as an adult. Loneliness and tragedy is something that everyone has experienced in their life at one point. In some cases bad experiences will create someone who is scared. Even though their life is gloomy they still find a way to see the light. Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “Alone” explains how life is not always sunshine and rainbows. “Alone” is a poem that allows for a connection to form between the author and the reader.

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    Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe lived a sad, pitiful life. His poems are depressing and they often revolve around death, loss of a loved one, or something of the like. He is genuinely a dark person. Edgar Allan Poe has a truly dark way of writing and describing not only how he feels, but also the way he perceives reality around him. What is even more interesting is that he died in such a way, it would seem he would write about the way he died. Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19th, 1809. He

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