Transcript Poe Powerpoint

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Lived 1/19/1809-10/7/1849
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Had a very tragic life filled with death, heartbreak, financial issues and
alcoholism
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This influenced writing a great deal
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Married cousin when she was 13 and he was 26
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Cause of death unknown (medical files from the time were lost)
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The first American writer to try and make a living exclusively through writing
(was not a financial success)
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Pioneer in field of literary techniques, mystery and the short story
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Father of the detective story (influenced Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his
Sherlock stories)
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One of the founders of Gothic literature
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Includes motifs of mourning, death, premature burial, dark romanticism, self
destruction, human infallibility, madness, sin, being outcast/reject
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Very emotional (sometimes soap opera-y)
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“The Raven” “Annabel Lee” “The Purloined Letter” “The Tell Tale Heart”
“The Fall of the House of Usher” “The Cask of Amontillado”
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Dramatic Irony
The readers know information that the characters do not
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What is the point of view?
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What is suspense?
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What is tone and mood?
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Why does the narrator insist that he is not mad?
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On the basis of what the narrator plans to do, decide whether the narrator's opinion of
himself makes you trust him more or less.
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How would the story be different if the old man had told the story instead if the narrator?