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