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Matthew Matusovskiy and John Minichetti 1827: Poe joins the U.S. army as Edgar A. Perry. 1809 January 19: Poe is born 1805 1826: Poe attends the University of Virginia. 1814 age 5: Starts formal education 1820 1810 1815 1811 December 8: Poe’s mother dies 1811 December 26: Poe is adopted (with no paperwork) by John Allan 1829: Poe Joins West Point and writes two books- “Al Aaraaf, and Tamerlane.” 1838: Harper prints 1837:Poe marries his young Poe’s narrative cousin Virginia Clemm. “Arthur Gordon Pym” 1835:Poe edits Southern Literary Messenger for Thomas W. White 1830 1825 1823: Attends William Burke school 1845: Poe publishes his famous poem “The Raven”. 1840 1835 1831: Poe is kicked out of West Point for misbehavior. 1832:Poe writes 5 poems for the Philadelphia Saturday Courier . 1845 1840: Printed “Tales of The Grotesque and Arabesque.” 1847: Virginia Clemm (Poe’s wife) dies. 1849: October 7, Poe dies in hospital after being found in his cottage unconscious. A- Allan, John took in Poe after Poe’s mother’s death. B- Born in Boston, Massachusetts C- Cooping theory was one of the theories for Poe’s death. D- Died on October 7, 1849 E- Elizabeth Arnold Poe was Poe’s real mother F- Francis Allan was John Allan’s wife G- Gothic writing style was the style Poe used H- Harpers printed his book length narrative “Aurthor Gordon Pym” I- Independence was the fort Poe was stationed at during his time in the U.S. Military J- Jefferson Literary Society had the signature of Poe in the minuets book. K- Kingsburg Road is the street he lived on in New York L- Latin and poetry is what Poe studied in the University of Virginia M- Murders and madmen come to mind when people think of Poe N- Norfolk was one of the many places that Poe visited O- Oversea movements had to be done because he was taken in by the Allan family P- Psychologically thrilling examining the depths of human psyche earned him much respect before and after his death Q- Quarrels with John Allan drove Poe out of the Allan residence R- “The Raven” was one of Poe’s classic literatures that was well known. S- Southern Literary Messenger was one of the journals Poe edited. T- Turning shy at 3 years old was the result of Poe’s mother’s death. U- University of Virginia was where he attended college. V- Virginia Eliza Clemm was Poe’s cousin and his 13 year old wife. W- West Point was where Poe went after the University of Virginia . He was then kicked out for misbehavior. X-X-ing a paragrab was considered one of the best short stories written. Y- Yeats, William was one of Poe’s biggest critics Z- Zealous is a wonderful word to describe Poe because he always put much energy and enthusiasm into his works. There are many different theories for Edgar Allan Poe’s death. Some of them include: Alcoholism Theory- Poe drank heavily and may have been an alcoholic. Cooping Theory- Cooping is when you are forced to vote for the same person multiple times during elections. They would offer you alcohol and then beat you up so you wouldn’t remember anything. Since Poe didn’t have a strong liver for drinking, filling him with alcohol and beating him would definitely kill him. Rabies Theory- Poe may have contracted rabies during his times at home. Ghare, Madhavi. "Edgar Allan Poe Biography." Buzzle.com. About Buzzle, 10 11 2012. Web. 11 Oct 2013. <http://www.buzzle.com/articles/edgar-allan-poebiography.html>. Gunay, Dafne. "Jefferson Literary and Debating Society."Wikipedia.org. Creative Commons AttributionShareAlike License, 6 7 2013. Web. 11 Oct 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Literary_and_Deb ating_Society>. Sherman, Jayla. "Edgar Allan Poe ABC Bio." Prezi. Prezi Inc., 6 2 2012. Web. 11 Oct 2013. <http://prezi.com/awdqfd97pb4w/edgar-allan-poe-abcbio/>. Kowalski, Schmunk. Personal Interview. 10 10 13.