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By: Rachel Crawford
EDGAR ALLAN POE
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BACKGROUND• Born on 19th of January, 1809
• Son to Eliza and David Poe
• Biological parents were traveling actors, foster parents were tobacco merchants
• Two siblings: Rosalie and William
• Religion unknown
• Non political
• Writing inspired by his life
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CHILDHOOD• Excellent education
• Friends were relatives and mostly girls
• Talent was writing
• Contributed to his career
• Collapse in tobacco market caused his family go into debt
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ADULTHOOD• Attended University of Virginia
• Employment was writing, contributed the lives of people through
inspiration
• Fiancé married another man, then he married his cousin
• Rumor of him in a relationship with a married woman
• Very poor and it made his life very difficult
• Hero Maria Clemm
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CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY• Famous for writings
• Inspired many people
• Not have the same inspiration
• Failures: not being able to accomplish everything he needed, affects his successes
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RANDOM INFORMATION• Tragic relationships
• Death is a mystery
• Favorite colors
• Persistency to keep trying
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QUOTE
• “Is all that we see or seem but a dream within a dream?” ― Edgar Allan Poe
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QUOTE
• “Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.” ― Edgar Allan Poe
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QUOTE
• “The past is a pebble in my shoe.” ― Edgar Allan Poe
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EDGAR ALLAN POE
• A lot is false
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SOURCES• http://www.anb.org/articles/16/16-01302.html
• http://www.poemuseum.org/life.php
• http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/edgar-allan-poe
• http://reweb01.blogspot.com/2011/08/personal-analysis-of-edger-allen-poe.html
• http://www.google.com/search?q=google+images&safe=active&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&rlz=1I7MERD_enUS503&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=uLp7UtONJciZiQKUooDYBQ&sqi=2&pjf=1&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=763&bih=940&surl=1