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What is Blue? Blue is a cup of sadness, filled to the brim; overflowing Blue is the night sky, darkness so far that the eye cannot see Blue is depression on a long night, happiness so far that the dawn seems like a distant memory in mind. Blue is heartbreak so mean, so vicious that you'll never be the same again Blue is the color of my eyes, tears brimming on the edge, waiting to fall. Blue is gentle, warm rain on a icy winter's night Blue is the rain that washed away my tears on a fateful

she was only 13. In the early 1840’s Poe started to write a lot of short stories like “The Pit and the Pendulum”, “The Masque of the Red Death”, and “The Mystery of Marie Rogêt.” In 1845, Poe published one of the most well known poems, called “The Raven.” This poem perfectly encapsulates the emotions of Edgar Allan Poe. Sadly in 1847, Virginia died, and in the same year, Poe fell ill. In 1849, Poe was found delirious in Baltimore, on the 3 of October. Poe later died on the 7 of

Walt Whitman There are many things that people think about when the think about Walt Whitman. Whitman was an American poet, one of my favorite American poets to be exact. My favorite thing about Whitman is that he was a very controversial writer and was not scared to use his opinion. Whitman was known and referred to as the father of free verse for his controversial writing, although he referred to himself as the American Bard at Last. Whitman had a very strong opinion and a poet and his opinion

Nathaniel was born on july 4, 1804 in Salem Massachusetts. Nathaniel was the only son of Elizabeth and William. His father, a sea captain died of yellow fever ,soon after they moved in with Elizabeth's wealthy brother because they could not support themselves. Afterwards he got leg injury for a few months and in that time he starting reading and decided he wanted to be a writer. With the help of his wealthy uncle he was able to get into college from 1821 to 1825 (www.123helpme.com). After graduation

Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe is an early American author, viewed as one of the greats. Poe’s work as a poet and short story writer are well known and still timeless tales even today, more than one hundred and fifty years later. Poe captivates his audience with his poems and short stories by telling tales of all kinds. Poe is said to have created detective fiction with his short story The Murders in the Rue Morgue (Fisher IV). Poe’s life was surrounded by mystery and death a lot of what is

Poetry is a beautiful form of writing that give authors creative freedoms when it comes to symbols, underlying meanings and to evoke whatever emotion they want to from a reader. Robert Service is no exception in his poem “The Cremation of Sam McGee”, a poem about a man that has made a promise to Sam to cremate him if he dies, and the hardships of working in the mountains of Yukon. In Robert Service’s “The Cremation of Tom McGee” he uses a plethora of figurative language, such as similes, alliterations

Edgar Allan Poe had a very deep and sorrowful life as he grew up; many of his family member died from a disease known as tuberculosis, which made him very depressed throughout his life. Although he experienced sadness during livelihood, Edgar was very adept at using it to fuel his creativity in writing a dark theme in his stories. In the short story, “The Tell Tale Heart,” Edgar Allan Poe creates a horrendous, spine-tingling mood by using specific details, descriptive words, vivid imagery, and grim

Many go throughout life experiencing things like loneliness, heartache, and hardship. In the case of Edgar Allan Poe, the was a reoccurring theme from the beginning to the end of his life. Though several may only know Poe by his unique poetry, short stories, books and even essays others miss out on his interesting life experiences. Poe was put through many things that made him struggle but without these rough experiences we may not have the famous literature he has provided for us. Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allen Poe died on October 7, 1849, there has been many theories of how he died. Some include him drinking, heart attacks and much more, no one knows how he really died, but just how he lived his life. Giordano,Robert “He was born in Boston on january the 19.”(Poestories.com) But when he was only 2 years old his mother died, so he was forced to live with his grandparents, and attended school for a sum of years.After having nothing he sooned join the military. Poe only went for school for 5

Maya Angelou’s poem, “Caged Bird”, begins by describing a free bird sailing effortlessly among the clouds. In her second stanza, she contrasts this bird by introducing the caged bird. This bird is confined to a narrow cage and, “his wings are clipped and / his feet are tied.” (“Caged Bird” 12-13) When Maya Angelou describes the birds desolate conditions, the reader can immediately fell sympathetic if not empathetic for the poor bird. However, despite his bound feet and useless wings, the bird sings