Edgar Allen Poe Web-Search Activity Websites being used: www.poestories.com and www.poemuseum.org 1) In what year was Poe born? _______________ 2) What disease killed Poe’s mother? _______________ 3) What was Poe’s first published work? _______________ 4) Even though Poe was born in Boston, which city did he consider his home? _______________ 5) Poe got himself expelled from West Point in what year? _______________ 6) In what year was “The Raven” published? _______________ 7) How old was Poe’s wife when he married her in 1836 at the age of 27? _______________ 8) What are your thoughts about this marriage? _______________ 9) When did Virginia Poe die of Tuberculosis and how old was she at the time? _______________ 10) How many days was Poe missing before he was found dying in a barroom? _______________ 11) At what age did Edgar Allan Poe die? _______________ 12)What three stories is Poe most known for writing? _______________, _______________, ________________ 13) What style of writing was Poe credited for inventing? _______________ 14) Poe wrote three comedies, what is the name of one and what is it written about? _______________ 15) What is the name of Poe’s detective story? _______________ 16) According to the summary on Poestories.com “Silence – A Fable” is full of what figurative language? _______________ 17) What Poe story is about being buried alive? _______________ 18) In the Poem “Annabel Lee” what does the word seraphs mean? ________________ 19) In the poem “The Raven” what does the word placid mean? _______________ 20) If Poe were alive today and a young man could he marry his 13 yrs old cousin, would he have the same money issues and would he still die at age 40?
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