Transcript of Edgar Allan Poe 10 th Grade English Ms. Preston Click for next slide.
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- Table of Contents Click on pictures or words for next slide The
RavenThe Tell Tale Heart The Black Cat Annabel Lee Early Life End
of Life Writing StyleThe Masque of Red Death
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- Early Life Born on January 19, 1809 Tried to join the army Huge
struggle to become a writer Many magazines rejected his early works
Worked for a magazine company Anonymously published Tamerlane and
Other Poems as his first works in 1827. Click for Table of Contents
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- End of Life Died on October 7, 1849 Plagued by alcoholism and
drug usage Mystery behind his death Click for Table of Contents
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- Writing Style Wrote poems and short stories Works considered
Gothic Dealt with mystery and the macabre Main themes are loss of
love and death because he faced lots of loss of loved ones during
his life Heavy use of symbols in all of his works Click for Table
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- The Masque of Red Death Frist published in 1842 Short Story
Main themes are death and the supernatural Story about a noblemans
party that gets interrupted by an unexpected guest Thought to be
written about Tuberculosis Click for Table of Contents Click for
quiz
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- The Raven Published in 1845 Narrative poem Main theme is
unending devotion Told through the eyes of the narrator The
narrator receives nightly appearances for a raven that can only saw
Nevermore Shift from sane to insane Click for Table of Contents
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- The Tell Tale Heart Published in 1843 Again it is told by a
narrator that the reader does not know the name of. Major themes
are obsession, murder, guilt, and insanity Tennant of a flat kills
the man that he lives with because he fears the old mans stare
Narrator insists that he is innocent, although The reader knows he
is not. Click for Table of Contents Click for quiz
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- Annabel Lee Published in 1849 after Poes Death Last written
poem Theme focuses on the death of a woman Told from the narrators
point of view Dealing with the loss of his love Annabel Lee Click
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- The Black Cat Published in 1843 Narrative Poem Also written as
a first person narrative The narrator relates the events of the
story which culminates in him killing his wifes cat and attempting
to conceal the crime from her Brings sanity into question Click for
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- Multiple Choice Question What was the title of Poes FIRST
published work? A: The Masque of Red DeathThe Masque of Red Death
B: The Tell Tale HeartThe Tell Tale Heart C: Tamerlane and Other
PoemsTamerlane and Other Poems D: The Black CatThe Black Cat Return
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- Not Quite Masque of Red Death was published in 1842 Back to
question
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- Oops! Try Again! The Tell Tale Heart wasnt published until 1843
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- So Close! The Black Cat was published in 1843 Back to
question
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- Congratulations! Good job! Murders in the Rue Morgue is the
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