Edgar Allan Poe was known to the world for his horrific, jaw dropping short stories and poems and also for being a literary genius of his time due to the unfamiliar writing style he presented. ... Poe's Gothic writing style primarily focused around the themes of death and mourning which lands him a place in the dark romanticism genre. ... In order to create the horror and tension in his stories and poems Poe uses dramatic and verbal irony. ... A poem that contains great symbolism is "The Raven" this poem brings forth many symbols including the most obvious one, the raven. ... La...

• Word Count: 1445
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It also in a specific manner tries to make parallels between Poe's own character and his projections onto his tales and poems, in here "The Oval Portrait". ... Furthermore, this paper examines the psychological themes, motifs and symbols available in the story. ... A few of the recurrent themes and motifs in his writings are, death, horror, dream like atmospheres, murder. ... Its walls were hung with tapestry and bedecked with manifold and multiform armorial trophies. ... It is written right before the death of his wife Virginia with whom Poe was deeply in love and she was dying...

• Word Count: 3098
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate