As Poe put the scientifically proven facts into the basis of the work, he eventually created outstanding poems and short stories which later influenced other authors and trends in literature. ... Poe had a life that was full of depression. ... Later, he wrote his most popular poem "The Raven" in hopes that the result would be a creepy poem that is very clear of the symbolism he wanted to use. "The Raven" was one of his most popular poems that he wrote and was published in 1845. In this poem of his, he reflected a lot of his life and what he has been through into it. ...

• Word Count: 1138
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Poe believed that a poem or a short story should be read in a single sitting, so that the problems of the world around the reader would not distract him from the unity of the poem or the story itself. ... A lot of Poe's descriptions were short and brief. ... Poe's brevity remains consistent through the entire story. ... The last aspect of Poe's "Unity of Effect- is that all details of a poem or short story must be closely related to the whole. ... At that time Poe fled the mansion. ...

• Word Count: 1085
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

For example, take two pieces of literature from the same author, Edgar Allen Poe. ... Now this may not always be the case but for the most part, short stories are generally longer than poems. ... One can also say that a poem may be more direct and to the point where a short story can draw itself out to last longer. ... " (The Raven, Poe 1) The listeners hear this rhythm; they feel the beat or melody at which this poem is read. ... " (The Raven, Poe 3) Reading this passage gives the reader the impression that the character in the poem is excited and pleading for the raven to go aw...

• Word Count: 639
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Edgar Allan Poe is an infamous writer best known for his poems and short fiction. ... David Poe Jr., his father, deserted the family only one year after Poe was born. ... There he arranged for the publication of his first volume of poetry, Tamerlane and Other Poems. ... This was rock bottom for Poe. ... He stumbled through the streets reciting his famous poem "The Raven". ...

• Word Count: 2349
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

I have watched movies that were created from his textual creations, read his poems, and his stories. ... In many of Poe's works, setting is used to render a dark and gloomy picture in the reader's mind. ... Many of the characters in Poe's stories seem to be insane. ... Yet this is merely a tool Poe uses to enhance his message of his view of the world. ... As in other Poe stories, biting and mutilation appear. ...

• Word Count: 4324
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Edgar Allan Poe is an American writer of the19th century. ... In the beginning he was introduced as a poet then he became a famous short story writer of the uncanny, but he kept writing poems. ... Poe has this power and this power makes him unique. ... The word uncanny goes very well with Poe. ... (Poe 6). ...

• Word Count: 2343
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the case of the chosen pieces, short story "William Wilson"" by Edgar Allan Poe and the poem "The Tunnel"" by Mark Strand, both stories slowly draw the reader into an empathy with the main characters. The short story by Poe forces the reader to attempt to find veiled redeeming qualities within the main character, William Wilson. ... Poe shows a distinct picture for the reader in his description of the boyhood school of Williams Wilson. ... Poe chooses to include such a large degree of details that a reader must recommence the story in order to be able to calculate all that is given. ... Fur...

• Word Count: 1660
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Edgar Allen Poe was an American writer whose short stories and poems commonly reflected death. ... Poe first introduces the symbol of death as he describes the physical aspect of The House of Usher. ... Poe uses this to show that Roderick really cared for his sister. ... Poe shows, that their love for one another had ceased, thus, breaking apart this one being. ... Edgar Allen Poe states, "From a proud tower in the town, Death looks gigantically down." ...

• Word Count: 880
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The L"Amour family library encompassed some five hundred books, among them the works of Whittier, Lowell, Longfellow, and Poe, as well as popular American and English writers. ... The Novelist's first published story sold to True Gang Life, and a few of his poems were featured in The Farmer's Stockman, an Oklahoma-based magazine. ...

• Word Count: 1689
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School