Poe

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By Olivia and Sammy
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

• ABC (3-28)

COD
Timeline
APA
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Cause Of Death

• Poe was found unconscious on Lombard St. in
  Baltimore. He died of unknown causes in
  Washington College Hospital on October 7.
• Murder Poe was rumored be strongly affected by
  alcohol, and since Poe was very disrespectful he
  might have unknowingly said something to offend
  someone.
• Cooping Poe was found on election day. He could
  possibly been dressed up differently and bribed
  to vote for the same person multiple times. If he
  did not do this job correctly he could have been
  beaten and suffered from brain trauma.
• Brain Tumor After being dug up from his grave,
  there was rattling in his skull which might have
  been a tumor.
• Rabies Maryland Medical Journal claimed that Poe
  could have gotten rabies after being bitten by a
  bat.
• Alcoholism If Poe consumed even a small amount
  of alcohol his personality changed. Some theories
  believe that because of Virginias death, Poe
  turned to alcohol for comfort.

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Most Possible Theory

• The most possible theory of Poes death is a
  brain tumor. When examining Poes skull the
  examiners heard a rattling inside, possibly
  indicating a tumor. Also, since alcohol clouds
  peoples thoughts, Poes unusual effects from
  Alcohol might had worsened the tumor.
  

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Adopted
A

• Edgar Poes father, David Poe, abandoned the
  family shortly after Poes birth
• His mother, Elizabeth Arnold, died while Poe was
  only two
• Having no parents, Poe was adopted and raised
  by John and Frances Allan (there were no papers
  covering his adoption)

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Baltimore
B

• Having no money and out of a job, Poe enlisted in
  the military as Edgar A. Perry in 1827
• After two years of service he was dismissed at
  the rank of sergeant and travelled to Baltimore
• There he lived with his aunt and his cousin
  Virginia.

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Clemm
C

• While living in Baltimore Poe stayed with his
  Aunt, Maria Poe Clemm, and his cousin and future
  wife, Virginia Eliza Clemm.
• After being dismissed from West Point without
  money or a home to go back to, Poe stayed with
  them and began to pursue his writing career.

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Death
D

• Date October 7, 1849
• Poe was discovered lying unconscious outside of
  Ryans saloon on Lombard St. in Baltimore on
  October 2. Poe was taken to Washington college
  hospital, and died nine days later. He was 40
  years old.
• Today it is still a mystery how he died, possible
  theories are drug abuse, vascular disorder,
  mental illness, epilepsy and even murder!
• His last words were, Lord help my poor soul.

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Editor
E

• Poe held many editing positions
• First, the Southern Literary Messenger from
  December, 1835 to January, 1837.
• When he moved to Philadelphia he worked for
  Burtons Gentlemans Magazine
• Later he worked on Grahams Magazine from April,
  1841 to May, 1842.

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F- Fame
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• After leaving the University of Virginia, Poe
  published Tamerlane and Other Poems.
• Poes second book called Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and
  Minor Poems.
• After Poe left West Point in 1831 he wrote, Poems
  by Edgar Allan Poe, Second Edition.
• While living with Mary Poe Clemm in Baltimore,
  Poe started writing prose tales that were
  featured in the Philadelphia Sunday Courier in
  1832.
• In 1840, Poe published Tales of the Grotesque and
  Arabesque in two volumes in Philadelphia.
• In 1845, Poe published his most famous poem, The
  Raven, which became widely popular. By 1845,
  Wiley and Putnam published Tales by Edgar A. Poe
  and The Raven and Other Poems.

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Gothic
G

• Poes style of writing was called Gothic.
• Gothic writing also known as horror, includes
  stories with paranormal events, murders, and
  mysteries.

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Horror
H

• Horror was another one of Poes themes for
  writing
• Most of Poes stories feature horror such as
  murder, loosing your mind, mystery and darkness

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Inspiration
I

• Poes inspiration for his stories came from his
  wife and from lifetime events such as
• Death of his parents
• Virginia having tuberculosis
• Mental illness
• Drug abuse
• Being a social misfit

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Jobs
J

• One of Poes main personalities is his disrespect
  for the people in authority
• For this reason he never held the same job for
  more than two years
• Poe was dismissed from West Point for
  disrespecting the rules and dress code

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Knowledge
K

• After attending private schools in England and
  Richmond, Poe enrolled in the University of
  Virginia on February 14, 1826
• His grades where exceptionally high.
• John Allan did not send money to pay off Edgars
  debts, forcing Poe to quit school and get a job

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Lenore
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• The death of the girl, Lenore, was featured most
  famously in Edgar Allan Poes poems The Raven and
  Lenore.
• Lenore was obviously created in mourning of his
  beloved wife Virginia.
• The Raven was inspired by Poe mourning Virginia,
  and Lenore was about the time right after she
  died.
• That did to death the innocence that died, so
  young? (Lenore, line 12)

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Money
M

• Having financial issues, Poe turned to gambling
  for money
• He was shunned by Allan for gambling
• He got paid little for his poetry
• Always quitting or being fired from his several
  jobs

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Nevermore
N

• One of the most famous parts of the poem The
  Raven is when the raven says nevermore. This
  line Is probably the most famous line by Edgar
  Allan Poe.

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October
O

• October 2, 1849 Poe is found unconscious
  outside of Ryans Saloon in Baltimore.
• October 7,1849 Poe dies of brain failure in
  Washington College Hospital. However his cause of
  death is still a mystery.

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Poe
P

• Edgar Allan Poe was one of three children of
  David and Elizabeth Poe.
• David abandoned the family after Edgars birth
• Elizabeth died before Poe was three
• In Richmond, Virginia, Poe was taken in by the
  wealthy tobacco merchant John Allan and his wife
  Frances.
• There are no official records of Poes adoption

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Quarrel
Q

• While attending the University of Virginia, Poe
  got into a tremendous amount of debt from
  gambling.
• His adopted father, John Allan refused to pay
  off his debts.
• After Poe was dismissed from West Point, in 1831,
  his father permanently disowned him. After John
  Allans death Edgar was not mentioned in his
  will.

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The Raven
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• Narrative poem first published in 1845
• Its plot is on a talking raven visiting a
  depressed man mourning the loss of a girl named
  Lenore
• Quoth the Raven Nevermore (line 48)

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Southern Literary Messenger
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• In 1835, Poe began to edit the Southern Literary
  Messenger for Thomas White.

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Tragic
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Tamerlane

• The first poetry book that he published, was a
  privately published volume -Tamerlane and Other
  Poems, in 1827.

• 1846 was Edgar Poes most disastrous year
• The Broadway Journal failed
• His wife, Virginia, died on January 30, 1847 of
  tuberculosis

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Unstable
u

• Countless theories show that Edgar Allen Poe
  experienced mental instability throughout his
  life
• Theories include
• drug abuse
• mental illness
• sleep disorders
• depression.

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Virginia
V

• On May 16, 1836, Poe married his young cousin,
  Virginia Clemm, in Richmond.
• In 1847, Virginia died of tuberculosis after they
  were married for only 11 years.

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West Point
W

• Upon staying with his aunt, Poe was selected to
  join the U.S. Military Academy, West Point
• While attending W. P. Poe published his second
  book of poetry in 1829
• On March 6, 1831 he was dismissed from the
  Academy.

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X-ing A Paragrab
X

• AS it is well known that the 'wise men' came
  'from the East,' and as Mr. Touch-and-go
  Bullet-head came from the East, it follows that
  Mr. Bullet-head was a wise man (paragraph 1)

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Youth
Y

• Some poems written in Poes youngest years as an
  author are
• - Al Aaraaf
• - Tamerlane
• - A Journey Within A Dream
• - To The River

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Zante
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• Fair isle, that from the fairest of all
  flowers,Thy gentlest of all gentle names dost
  take!How many memories of what radiant hoursAt
  sight of thee and thine at once awake!How many
  scenes of what departed bliss!How many thoughts
  of what entombed hopes!How many visions of a
  maiden that isNo more-no more upon thy verdant
  slopes!No more! alas, that magical sad
  soundTransforming all! Thy charms shall please
  no more-Thy memory no more! Accursed
  groundHenceforth I hold thy flower-enameled
  shore,O hyacinthine isle! O purple Zante!"Isola
  d'oro! Fior di Levante! published 1837

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TIMELINE
Born January 19, 1809. His parents were actors.
Later that year his father abandoned him, his
mother, and two siblings
1829 Poe enrolls in West Point until 1831
1827 Poe published his first volume, Tamerlane
and Other Poems
1838 Poe moved to Philadelphia and lived there
for 6 years
1810
1820
1830
May 26, 1829, in Boston, Poe enlisted in the Army
under the name Edgar A. Perry
1811 after his mother dies of tuberculosis Poe
was taken in by John and Frances Allan
1836 Poe marries his young cousin Virginia
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Timeline Continued
1847 Virginia dies of tuberculosis
1840
1850
1845 Poe published The Raven and became widely
known
1849 Poe dies mysteriously in Baltimore,
Washington College Hospital.
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