facts about Poe
Literary Terms
Poems
Historical events
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1809
When was Poe born
100
to indicate or suggest something, usually something unpleasant that is going to happen
What is Foreshadowing
100
what does the shadow in the poem "Eldorado" represent?
What is death
100
what did the Grimm brothers write?
What is fairytale
200
Virginia
Who is Poe's wife
200
Something that stands for itself and yet also stand for something else
What is a symbol
200
why is Poe's poem "The Bridal Ballad" significantly different from his other work?
he wrote it from a women's perspective
200
how did Mary Shelley's Frankenstein influential to Poe?
what is because of her eery writing style and out of the ordinary ideas
300
Allan
What is the last name of Poe's foster family?
300
Using words that are opposite of their literal meaning. To say one thing but mean another
What is irony
300
what does Poe allude to in the poem " A Valentine"?
What is the knight pinto mendez ferdinando
300
what do the gaslights in Baltimore represent?
What is advance in technology
400
Elizabeth
Who is Poe's mother?
400
A type of writing that involves supernatural elements, high emotions, surprise, or terror
What is Gothic
400
In the poem "The Raven" what is the woman's name who the narrator keeps referring to?
What is lenore
400
who wrote the American dictionary of the English language?
What is Noah Webster
500
Baltimore 1849
Where and when did Poe die?
500
the general idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to express.
What is theme
500
what is Poe's usual tone of his poems and stories ?
What is Gothic and mystery
500
what famous author did Poe meet on his world tour?
What is Charles Dickens
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