Transcript Poetry Study - Nova Scotia Department of Education

Poetry Study
Advanced English 12
Due December 13th 2005
By: Carlee Lowe
Poet: Edgar Allan Poe
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor/ Shall be lifted-nevermore! -- Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe’s Life History
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1809-1849
Poe's parents were touring actors
Both his parent died before he was 3 years old
he was taken into the home of John Allan
1815-20 Poe study for five years in England
In 1826 he entered the University of Virginia but stayed for
only a year.
 Although he was a good student, but he ran up large
gambling debt that he refused to pay.
 Poe enlisted in the army, after he broke off his engagement
to Sarah Elmira Royster.
Continued
 Poe was release from the army and his appointed to West
Point.
 After 6 months Poe was dismissed from West Point for
disobedience of orders.
 His fellow cadets helped contributed the funds for the
publication for Poe’s Second Edition in 1831.
 Poe next took up residence in Baltimore with his widowed
aunt, Maria Clemm.
 In 1832 the Philadelphia Saturday Courier published five of
his stories--all comic or satiric
 Poe, his aunt, and Virginia moved to Richmond in 1835.
 he became editor of the Southern Literary Messenger.
More on Poe’s Life
 Poe married Virginia, who was not yet 14 years old.
 His contributions to the Messenger were serious, analytical,
and critical reviews that earned him respect as a critic.
 Poe sought to establish himself as a force in literary
journalism
 Virginia died in January 1847. It was a heavy blow to Poe,
but he continued to write and lecture.
 In the summer of 1849 he revisited Richmond.
 After his return north he was found unconscious on a
Baltimore street.
 In a brief obituary the Baltimore Clipper reported that Poe
had died of "congestion of the brain."
Quote from Literary Criticism
“Poe's productions show that he could see through the verse to
the spirit beneath, and that he already had a feeling that all the
life and grace of the one must depend on and be modulated by
the will of the other.”
Poems
Poe’s work
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Alone
Ainnabe Lee
The Valley of Unrest
The lake
Serenade
The Raven
The City in the Sea
To Zante
Scenes From "Politian“
Sonnet -- To Science
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The Bells
Ulalume
To Helen
A Valentine
An Enigma
To My Mother
For Annie
To F---To Frances S. Osgood
Continued
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To Marie Louise (Shew)
The Sleeper
Bridal Ballad
Poems Of Manhood
To One In Paradise
The Coliseum
The Haunted Palace
The Conqueror Worm
Silence
Dream-Land
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Fairy-Land
The Lake -- To ---Evening Star
"The Happiest Day“
Imitation
Hymn To Aristogeiton And
Harmodius
 Dreams
 To The River --- Hymn
Con’t
 "In Youth I Have Known
One“
 A Pæan
 To Isadore
 The Village Street
 The Forest Reverie
 Song
 Spirits Of The Dead
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Eulalie
Eldorado
A Dream
To Helen
Tamerlane
A Dream Within A Dream
Israfel*
Romance
Al Aaraaf
Pieces of Work I’ve Read
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The Black Cat
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Raven
The City in the Sea
Alone
Ainnabe Lee
The Valley of Unrest
The lake
The Cask of Amontillado
I like Edgar Allan Poe’s writing because
it is usually puts out good questions, and
shows a good amount of light and dark
topics. It make it easy to relate with his
writing. Also his writing style is a lot like
my own, which make it really easy to
understand and get into the depths of his
writing. I’ve always loved how Poe
seemed to write, what others writers in
his time would never think of writing, It
made me develop respect for him.
I’m going to Mimic the Poem: Alone
Together
From Childhood’s hour I have been alone
When others weren’t; the feeling I was not prone
When others had already felt; I could not sing
From the depth of my soul I could not bring
My Passion; I couldn’t find
My body seemed to not have the time.
And all I loved, I loved him.
Then--in my life, the dawn
After the stormy night--him of who I was fond
From the depths of his eye of love and lust
The mystery of our futures glimpse in dust
From his strong facial expressions,
That wiped away my depression,
The sun that warm our naked bodies
People around us telling us it is naughty
The storms hitting the earth like darts
But it doesn’t compare to the storms in our hearts
From the people that are not kind
And the doubts they want in our minds
(When everything about you is bright)
Even when this day is night.
I wrote a poem to the opposite theme that Poe used in
Alone. Also where Poe wrote about one persons feelings.
I did use the same format and rhyme scheme (aabb ccdd
eeff). Also I wrote from the same point of view as Poe did.
I believe it shows the same amount of light and dark in one
person life. But my poem include the feelings of another
person intertwined.
Bibliography
History and Pictures and Poems
Vincent, J. (2003). Edgar Allan Poe. Retrieved December 10, 2005
from the World Wide Web: http://www.island-offreedom.com/POE.HTM
Pictures and Literary Criticism & Analysis and Poem Listings
(2001-2005). Criticism of Edgar Allan Poe. Retrieved December
13, 2005 from the World Wide Web:
http://www.topicsites.com/edgar-allan-poe/criticism-edgarallan-poe.htm
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