When he was born on January 19, 1809, he was separated from his parents and siblings at birth. ... Turn to "The Raven" for peace or if you are searching for a piece of literature to catch your attention. ... "The Tell-Tale Heart" was an attempt to create an extremely brief piece, also known as a short story. ... If you read a lot of Poe's stories, you realize they have a kind of fun and playful feeling to them in spite of themes of death, murder, and betrayal. ... All of his qualities are expressed throughout each and every piece of his work and it is very clear to s...

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

Separated from his siblings, he was taken in as a foster son by John and Frances Allan, but was not legally adopted. ... As time went by, he became more determined to become a poet and published his first piece of work, Tamerlane and Other Poems (Bio.com). ... In The Raven, he delved into the theme of death and loss. ... The themes of Poe's stories may very well be rooted in the unhappy events in his life. ... The main theme of the story is that one one can not escape death, because in the end it will come "like a thief in the night" and even people who seek "peace and saf...

• Word Count: 1699
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

A major theme that can be found in Poe's writings though, is that of tragedy and lost love. ... He had an older brother named William Henry Leonard Poe, and a younger sister named Rosalie Poe, who he was separated from at an early age after their mother's death. ... Then in 1811, both David and Elizabeth Poe died of tuberculosis, leaving their children parentless, and forcing them to separate into the custody of three different families. ... He was admitted into the Washington College Hospital where he died a lonely death, separated from his loved ones, on October 7, 1849. ...

• Word Count: 3693
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The theme or plot of the piece is always subordinate to the author's calculated construction of a single, intense mood in the reader's or listener's mind. ... Each separate dying-out ember threw shadows on the floor, and I eagerly wished it to be the next day (8-9). ...

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