Highlight the words, thoughts, and actions of Edgar Allan Poe in one color. Highlight the words, thoughts, and actions of John Allan in a second color. Use “?” for sections that are unclear. Use “!” for sections that are fully understood.

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Quick Discussions What details about the relationship between Poe and John Allan remain unclear after reading the letter? How do you think this event might have altered Poe’s life and future? How might the biographical details about Poe’s relationship with his foster father impact his writings? Can you identify any information from either “Alone” or “The Raven” that connects to the content of this letter? Does Poe share any of the blame for the poor relationship he had with John Allan?

Poe’s Argument - Analysis 1. What was Poe’s stated purpose for writing this letter to John Allan? *Copy the evidence from the text that supports your answer. 2. List the MAIN POINTS in Poe’s argument. *Copy the evidence form the text that supports each of his points. Which details do you think Poe included to upset or anger John Allan? Explain whether or not Poe was able to achieve his purpose for writing this letter. Cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

Poe’s Argument – Analysis What TONE did Poe use when writing the letter? Was his TONE effective? EXPLAIN!!!

EXAMPLES of TONE Negative Tone/Attitude Words Accusing Choleric Furious Quarrelsome Aggravated Coarse Harsh Shameful Agitated Cold Haughty Smooth Angry Condemnatory Hateful Snooty Apathetic Condescending Hurtful Superficial Arrogant Contradictory Indignant Surly Artificial Critical Inflammatory Testy Audacious Desperate Insulting Threatening Belligerent Disappointed Irritated Tired Bitter Disgruntled Manipulative Uninterested Boring Disgusted Obnoxious Wrathful Brash Disinterested Outraged Childish Facetious Passive EXAMPLES of TONE Sorrow-Fear-Worry Tone/Attitude Words Aggravated Embarrassed Morose Resigned Agitated Fearful Mournful Sad Anxious Foreboding Nervous Serious Apologetic Gloomy Numb Sober Apprehensive Grave Ominous Solemn Concerned Hollow Paranoid Somber Confused Hopeless Pessimistic Staid Dejected Horrific Pitiful Upset Depressed Horror Poignant Despairing Melancholy Regretful Disturbed Miserable Remorseful

EXAMPLES of TONE Positive Tone/Attitude Words Amiable Consoling Friendly Playful Amused Content Happy Pleasant Appreciative Dreamy Hopeful Proud Authoritative Ecstatic Impassioned Relaxed Benevolent Elated Jovial Reverent Brave Elevated Joyful Romantic Calm Encouraging Jubilant Soothing Cheerful Energetic Lighthearted Surprised Cheery Enthusiastic Loving Sweet Compassionate Excited Optimistic Sympathetic Complimentary Exuberant Passionate Vibrant Confident Fanciful Peaceful Whimsical EXAMPLES of TONE Humor-Irony-Sarcasm Tone/Attitude Words Amused Droll Mock-heroic Sardonic Bantering Facetious Mocking Satiric Bitter Flippant Mock-serious Scornful Caustic Giddy Patronizing Sharp Comical Humorous Pompous Silly Condescending Insolent Quizzical Taunting Contemptuous Ironic Ribald Teasing Critical Irreverent Ridiculing Whimsical Cynical Joking Sad Wry Disdainful Malicious Sarcastic

EXAMPLES of TONE Neutral Tone/Attitude Words Admonitory Dramatic Intimate Questioning Allusive Earnest Judgmental Reflective Apathetic Expectant Learned Reminiscent Authoritative Factual Loud Resigned Baffled Fervent Lyrical Restrained Callous Formal Matter-of-Fact Seductive Candid Forthright Meditative Sentimental Ceremonial Frivolous Nostalgic Serious Clinical Haughty Objective Shocking Consoling Histrionic Obsequious Sincere Contemplative Humble Patriotic Unemotional Conventional Incredulous Persuasive Urgent Detached Informative Pleading Vexed Didactic Inquisitive Pretentious Wistful Disbelieving Instructive Provocative Zealous

Rewrite Poe’s letter using a different tone. Your Turn Rewrite Poe’s letter using a different tone. You must keep the same general ideas and points of Poe’s argument, but you must use precise language to clearly change the TONE of the letter.

Your Turn Perform a DRAMATIC READING of your letter accurately conveying its TONE.

Annotate & Analyze the Poem Read the poem and identify the literary and poetic elements used by Poe to create meaning in the poem. Write down your thought and ideas as you read the lines. Highlight, circle, underline, illustrate, summarize… Question!!!

Annotate & Analyze the Poem Read the poem and identify the literary and poetic elements used by Poe to create meaning in the poem. Write down your thought and ideas as you read the lines. Highlight, circle, underline, illustrate, summarize… Question!!!

What do you view as the central theme or message of the poem? Which words and/or phrases best convey Poe’s ideas and help him achieve his purpose? How does the biographical and background information help readers to better understand the poem?

Vocabulary Development Select five words you encountered while reading that would serve as meaningful vocabulary terms. Provide a reasonable definition of the term, its part of speech, and an illustration or symbol to help represent the meaning.