Poe's example of romanticism was very similar to his life, but most of his works often focused on what was later called the gothic genre. The gothic genre focused on darkness, death, isolation and caution either in the behavior of one person toward another or within an individual's own selfhood (poemuseum.org). ... Edgar was the inventor of the detective fiction genre and also famous for his poetry like "The Raven", and short stories like "The Tell-Tale Heart". ... In this essay, he explained his writing method which was something that he called the "unity of eff...

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Poe's sense of mood and tone in his writing help create a thrilling, strange, and mysterious atmosphere, which leads to the theme (Chua, 297). ... Womack also describes Poe's writing style this way: "Poe was known as a poet and critic but most famous as the first master of the short story form, especially tales of the mysterious and macabre." ... Again, this thrilling, strange mood which Poe loves to incorporate in his writing, is used in this story as well. ... May, points out that one of the most powerful contributions Poe made to the short story genre was his insistence t...

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Besides writing mysterious, terror stories, he is regarded as the father of modern detective stories. ... The unfortunate events that happened throughout his life may have contributed to his dark, yet unique style of writing. ... He began writing poetry by the age of 13. ... He became a "cutthroat critic, writing vicious reviews of his contemporaries". ... He was ultimately credited for creating the science fiction and mystery genres. ...

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From going over his works and background we can see that Poe had to be in the right state of mind when writing to be able to write so carefully and eloquently. ... Next he moved to Philadelphia in 1838, but still continued to barely afford a normal living writing for multiple magazines. ... While at the time of writing this story, Poe was happily married to his cousin Virginia Clemm, he was probably still constantly reminded of those that were close to him whom he...

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He is credited with creating the detective story genre and with transforming the Gothic mystery tale of the Romantic Period. ... Ultimately, Poe took writing to be a moral task that simultaneously stimulated his readers' mental, emotional, and spiritual feelings. ...

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I read many of his short stories and realized that his mysterious style of writing greatly appealed to me. ... Although numerous critics have different views on Poe's writing style, I believe that Harold Bloom hits the mark rather appropriately when he says that "Poe has an uncanny talent for exposing our common nightmares and hysteria lurking beneath our carefully structured lives." ... There is a violent realism in his macabre writings unequaled by the Americans who worked in the same genre." ...

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