Poe's Early Life
On the day of January 19, 1809 in Boston, MA
What is the day Edgar Allan Poe was born?
What was "The Raven"
The school Edgar Allan Poe went to after enlisting in the military.
What is West Point?
What is The International Poe Festival?
David and Elizabeth Poe
Who are Edgar Allan Poe's parents?
to whom was he secretly engaged to
What are the three theories surrounding Poes's death?
One example of an event offered at the International Poe Festival.
What are:
Poe House tours
•Black Cat Ball
•Murder Mystery Room
•Bloody Mary Brunch
•Poe-themed vendors
•Poe-rade Costume contest
•Music
•Books
•”Poe Places” bus tours
•Shows (Poe in Comics, plays) ?
The age of 2
"Murders in the Rue Morgue"
What was Poe's first detective story?
At least 3 tragic events that happened to Poe that influenced his writing.
What are the loss of his mother, abandonment of his father, loss of his wife, alcohol and gambling addiction?
One of Poe's most famous stories about an insane man.
"The Tell Tale-Heart"
What Edgar Allan Poe's real parents do for a living
What is theatre/ acting?
The disease that Poe's first wife, Virginia died of
What is tuberculosis?
Elmira Royster Shelton
Who did Poe get engaged to later in his life?
Poe's death was a mystery just like most of his writing pieces.
Mr. and Mrs. John and Frances Allen
Who are his foster parents?
The irony of Poe's most famous poem, "The Raven"
What is Poe only made $15 and struggled to support his family?
Southern Literary Messenger, Graham's Magazine and The Stylus.
What are the places Poe was an editor for?
The complaint about Poe's story, “Berenice.”
What is the story was too graphic and gory?