1. Amanda Taylor 4 th Period 10-25-11

2. Born on January 19 th 1809 in Boston. Died on October 7 th 1849 in Baltimore. http://screenrant.com/j ohn-cusack-edgar- allan-poe-the-raven- niall-75764/

4. On January 19 th 1809 Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was adopted by the Allan’s after his biological mother died in 1811. After living with the Allan’s in England for five years he moved back to Richmond to study at the University of Virginia in 1820. Poe finished studying at the University and joined the army in 1827. Also in 1827 his first book was published. Later, in 1829, his foster mother died.

5. Edgar had a hard time as a writer too. He married his cousin Virginia in 1836 when she was only 13 years old. They were married for a total of 11 years until Virginia died of tuberculosis in 1847. Poe then got engaged to a woman named Elmira Royster in 1848. Edgar Allan Poe left Richmond for New York on September 27 th, 1849. Sometime on his journey he was harmed in some kind of way, and was found half conscious in Baltimore and was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead on October 7 th, 1849.

6. I believe that Edgar Allan Poe could have died because of too much intoxication of alcoholic beverages. The one I find most accurate would be the drinking theory. I believe this because Poe had always been an alcoholic and had been undergoing a lot of stress. Perhaps he was drinking at the bar he was found near and walked a little too far away. In his poor state of mind he would have been helpless to anything (or anyone) that came by. His poor medical conditions would have made him an even easier target. By the time anyone found him he was going in and out of consciousness. Plus it was in the 1800’s and medical treatments were limited. Thus Poe died at a hospital in Baltimore.

7. My favorite Poe story, that we read, was “The Masque of the Red Death”. The story “The Masque of the Red Death” was a intriguing story to me because it had a strong story line. The story line was strong because it had some background to it and made you infer. Like what did the man dressed hideously mean by his costume? Did he purposely dress like that? Or was it something more than just a creepy costume? All these questions had to be answered with one’s own imagination and comprehension of the story. For Poe to intentionally make me think while reading this story was quite clever and sly.

8. Furthermore my favorite story of Edgar Allan Poe’s, that we read, was “The Masque of the Red Death” because it was suspenseful. The story was suspenseful by using dialogue to “jazz up” the rising action. The part in the story where they are describing the chiming of the grand clock really adds to how creepy the setting is. It also made me want to know what was so scary about the black room with blood red curtains. Now looking at how all the rooms come together I understand why the characters at the party would not want to dance into the black room. The way Edgar Allan Poe writes his stories amuses me. How he can take a normal party and turn it into a masquerade of death and disaster by using showing words and dialogue.

9. Poe is like the "father of the modern day horror story” because he started all of the ghoulish ideas of ghosts and deadly creatures back in the 1800’s. I did connect to all of his stories because I made text-to-text connections with his stories and horror stories I have read before. I did enjoy his stories because they all were interesting and engaged me in his writings.

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