Poe developed a theory that he applied to both his short stories and his poems. ... Despite his surface simplicity, Poe's artistry can be appreciated only when a reader explores his use of literary devices. ... Upon reading "The Raven- so closely, any reader can agree that it is an incredibly eerie and especially terrifying poem. Poe masterfully combines many literary techniques to fully achieve this spooky feeling. ... Poems that rhyme are generally more popular and more appealing to audiences. ...

• Word Count: 2508
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

The first draft of "Thanatopsis," his most famous poem, was written when he was 16 years of age, and he was only 27 years old when his first published volume, Poems, appeared in 1821. ... Emily Dickinson- Heralded as one of the most gifted American writers, Emily Dickinson authored nearly 2,000 poems. ... In 1917 her collection Renascence and Other Poems was published. ... There, in 1925, his literary skills were discovered after he left three of his poems beside the plate of American poet Vachel Lindsay, who recognized Hughes's abilities and subsequently helped publicize Hughes's wo...

• Word Count: 1931
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

A Norwegian painter named Edvard Munch, a very competent man he was and known as one of arts histories great and an American writer named Edgar Allan Poe which always has been a paradox in American literary history. ... Edvard Munch lived a longer life then Edgar Allan Poe, but both men were still became a big part of Art and American Literary history. ... Edgar Allan Poe has always been a paradox in American literary history. ... His stories, once dismissed as kind of gothic thrillers are now being analyzed for their self-conscious manipulation of narrative devices and their darkly view o...

• Word Count: 1597
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School