Basic Biography
What type of literary movement was Edgar a part of?
Gothic Literature
Name one job Edgar had during his lifetime.
Poet, Lyricist, Novelist, Essayist, Journalist, Magazine editor, Playwright, and Literary critic
Edgar eloped with Virginia Clemm when she was 13 and Edgar was 27
A. True
B. False
B. False, Edgar Publicly married when Virginia Clemm was 13 and Poe was 27
What literature did Edgar use for the majority of his poems?
Gothic Literature
What is Edgar's date of birth?
A. February 18, 1808
B. January 19, 1809
C. March 19, 1809
D. February 18, 1809
B. January 19, 1809
What two fictions was Edgar one of the creators of?
Horror and Detective fiction
Who was Edgar adopted by?
John Allan
Name one book by Edgar Allan Poe.
If you chose The Raven, Annabel lee, Lenore, The Bells, Alone, A dream Within a Dream, Eldorado, The sleeper, etc then good job
What is Edgar's date of death?
A. October 6, 1848
B. October 7, 1849
C. September 7, 1849
D. October 6, 1849
B. October 7, 1849
Edgar attended college when he was just 16.
A. True
B. False
B. False, He entered the University of Virginia in 1826 at the age of 17.
What religion was Edgar apart of?
Edgar was Christian in his own eyes
Name one writer Edgar was influenced by.
Edgar Allan Poe was deeply influenced by 4 writers, Charles Dickens, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Thoman De Quincey.
What age did Edgar live to?
40
What two languages did Edgar study when he attended a university?
A. Latin, Spanish
B. French, Spanish
C. Latin, French
D. Latin, Old English
C. Latin, French
What series of unfortunate events orphanized Edgar?
His Dad ditched him and his Mom died
He'd inspired and influenced Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Fyodor Dostoevsky, George Bernard Shaw, H.G. Wells and the poet W.H. Auden.
Other than the U.S., what countries did Edgar influence?
Spain or France
What was Edgar considered the "Architect" of in literature?
The Modern short story
What political agenda was Edgar apart of?
Edgar was antidemocratic, anti-Jacksonian, a proslavery apologist, a Whig, and even apolitical.
Edgar Eldorado based Eldorado on a myth.
A. True
B. False
A. True