Edgar Allan Poe



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Edgar Allan Poe:

1. Edgar Allan Poe's birthdate is Janurary 19, 1809 in Boston. He's death date is October 7, 1849.
2. Some tragic things that happened to Poe was the death of his mother, father, brother, wife, and poverty.
3. Some theories that are thought for Poe's death are beating, epilepsy, dipsomania, heart, and toxic disorder.
4. Poe called Richmand, Virginia his home 
5.  The famous military academy that Poe got expelled from was the United States Military Academy.
6.  Poe married his cousin, Virginia Clemm. She was not yet fourteen.
7. I think that she was too young to marry and I also think it's worng to marry your cousin.
8. "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Black Cat" were written in 1843.
9. "Murders in the Rue Morgue" is the first modern detective story.
10. "The Raven was published Janurary 1845.

All answers came from this website: http://www.poemuseum.org/index.php

Reflection:
The closest thing to learning about Poe is reading one or two stories of his in eitgth grade. It didn't really understand them and I still don't. I don't remember the titles of the stories but I thought he was a weird man for writing stories like he writes. He looks very creepy and mad or sad all the time.