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Life of Poe
100

Who was the editor for The Atlantic Monthly for thirty years?

James Russell Lowell

100

"We put her living in the tomb".

Roderick Usher

100

Writing about the Civil War brought this person fame?

James Greenleaf Whittier

100

This person was a Civil War nurse.

Walt Whitman

100

How much money did Poe make with "The Raven"

$14.00

200

Which person lost two wives?

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

200

"Singing with open mouths the melodius songs?
(Poem)

"I hear America Singing"

200

Who made the first textbook?

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

200

What phrase was used to describe the waves in the poem, "The tide Rises, the Tide Fall"?

Soft, white hands

200

How old was Poe when he died?

40

300

Who lived in a cabin for two years?

Henry David Thoreau

300

"The Usher stem did not put forth one single branch"?

The Narrator

300

Who was considered the 'Bard of Democracy'

Walt Whitman

300

How many poems were published in Dickinson's lifetime?

Seven

300

How old was Poe and how old was his cousin when they were married?

26/12

400

Who founded the Transcedental Movement?

Ralph Waldo Emerson

400

Who wrote this: "A soul admitted to itself-infinity infinite

Emily Dickinson

400

This person added a 'W' to his name?

Nathaniel Hawthorne

400

Who has been credited as the Father of Romanticism?

Washington Irving

400

What profession did Poe's mother have?

She was an actress

500

What did Thoreau and his brother do?

Opened the Concord School for gifted children

500

Who wrote this line: "Lands-by oceans passed"?

Emily Dickinson

500

What person was almost put in prison for gambling?

Edgar Allan Poe

500

What legend was the story, "The Devil and Tom Walker" based upon?

Faust(us) Legend

500

What were Poe's last words before he died?

"Lord, have pity on my soul".

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