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Title: Edgar Allan Poe


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Edgar Allan Poe
  • Annabel Lee

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Edgar Allan Poe
  • Born 1809
  • Died 1849
  • Best known for detective stories, but he also
    wrote poetry.
  • He helped invent detective stories.

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Annabel Lee
  • Was published after his death.
  • Is a tragic tale of love and loss.
  • Was written after the death of Poes young wife.
  • It is believed that the poem was written for her.

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Random Facts
  • Both Poes mother and wife tied of tuberculosis
  • Poe is sometimes considered to have gone insane
    due to alcohol and drug use.

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Poetry Terms
  • Stanza a section of verse in a poem or song

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Poetry Terms
  • Rhythm a pattern of beats

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Poetry Terms
  • Meter a predictable rhythm

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Poetry Terms
  • Stressed emphasis placed on a syllable

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Poetry Terms
  • Unstressed no emphasis placed on a syllable

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Poetry Terms
  • Imagery the pictures created by the authors or
    poets words

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Poetry Terms
  • Metaphor comparison between two things this
    is that

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Poetry Terms
  • Simile comparison between two things this is
    like that can also use as

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Poetry Terms
  • Onomatopoeia the words sound like what you hear
  • Ex. Tlot, tlot wham, pow, perplunk

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Poetry Terms
  • Repetition a word or phrase is repeated for
    dramatic effect

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Poetry Terms
  • Alliteration each word in a phrase has the same
    sound at the beginning

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Poetry Terms
  • Alliteration each word in a phrase has the same
    sound at the beginning

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Poetry Terms
  • Theme the big ideas in a poem or story
    something that applies to all people
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