Edgar Allan Poe
Poe was only __ years old when he died.
40
A group of two lines
Couplet
A sentence in a poem.
Line
This poem is only three lines long.
Haiku
Avow
Confess openly
Poe married his _______ who was __ years old.
Cousin; 14
Cinquain
A group of five lines.
Stanza
A group of lines
Lyric poetry is generally written in ______- person point of view.
First
Lines/stanzas in the poem?
2 stanzas and 24 lines.
Mother died of TB and father abandoned him.
Sestet
Rhyme
This poem praises or celebrates a subject
Ode
What do the grains of sand represent?
The passing of time.
What are two endeavors that Poe took before writing?
A group of three lines.
Tercet
The pacing of a poem.
Rhythm
This type of poetry is usually in a response to death
Elegy
Identify three instances of rhyming in the poem.
Various answers.
Was Poe American or British?
American
A group of four lines.
Quatrain.
The extra space between stanzas.
Line break
This poem is usually meant to be funny.
Limerick
What do you think the author means when referring to life as a "dream within a dream"?
Various answers; Life is fleeting; It's hard to grasp the meaning of life or ever fully understand our purpose; Existential crisis.