Matthew Matusovskiy and John Minichetti

Edgar Allan Poe

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Timeline

1805

1810

1809 January 19: Poe is born

1811 December 8: Poe’s mother dies

1815 1845

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1825 1835

1820

1811 December 26: Poe is adopted (with no paperwork) by John Allan

1845: Poe publishes his famous poem “The Raven”.

1826: Poe attends the University of Virginia.

1840: Printed “Tales of The Grotesque and Arabesque.”

1831: Poe is kicked out of West Point for misbehavior.

1814 age 5: Starts formal education

1823: Attends William Burke school

1827: Poe joins the U.S. army as Edgar A. Perry.

1829: Poe Joins West Point and writes two books- “Al Aaraaf, and Tamerlane.”

1832:Poe writes 5 poems for the Philadelphia Saturday Courier .

1835:Poe edits Southern Literary Messenger for Thomas W. White

1838: Harper prints Poe’s narrative “Arthur Gordon Pym”

1837:Poe marries his young cousin Virginia Clemm.

1847: Virginia Clemm (Poe’s wife) dies.

1849: October 7, Poe dies in hospital after being found in his cottage unconscious.

A- Allan, John took in Poe after Poe’s mother’s death.

B- Born in Boston, Massachusetts

C- Cooping theory was one of the theories for Poe’s death.

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D- Died on October 7, 1849

E- Elizabeth Arnold Poe was Poe’s real mother

F- Francis Allan was John Allan’s wife

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G- Gothic writing style was the style Poe used

H- Harpers printed his book length narrative “Aurthor Gordon Pym”

I- Independence was the fort Poe was stationed at during his time in the U.S. Military

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J- Jefferson Literary Society had the signature of Poe in the minuets book.

K- Kingsburg Road is the street he lived on in New York

L- Latin and poetry is what Poe studied in the University of Virginia

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M- Murders and madmen come to mind when people think of Poe

N- Norfolk was one of the many places that Poe visited

O- Oversea movements had to be done because he was taken in by the Allan family

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P- Psychologically thrilling examining the depths of human psyche earned him much respect before and after his death

Q- Quarrels with John Allan drove Poe out of the Allan residence

R- “The Raven” was one of Poe’s

classic literatures that was well known.

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S- Southern Literary Messenger was one of the journals Poe edited.

T- Turning shy at 3 years old was the result of Poe’s mother’s death.

U- University of Virginia was where he attended college.

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V- Virginia Eliza Clemm was Poe’s cousin and his 13 year old wife.

W- West Point was where Poe went after the University of Virginia . He was then kicked out for misbehavior.

X-X-ing a paragrab was considered one of the best short stories written.

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Y- Yeats, William was one of Poe’s biggest critics

Z- Zealous is a wonderful word to describe Poe because he always put much energy and enthusiasm into his works.

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There are many different theories for Edgar Allan Poe’s death. Some of them include:

Alcoholism Theory- Poe drank heavily and may have been an alcoholic.Cooping Theory- Cooping is when you are forced to vote for the same person multiple times during elections. They would offer you alcohol and then beat you up so you wouldn’t remember anything. Since Poe didn’t have a strong liver for drinking, filling him with alcohol and beating him would definitely kill him. Rabies Theory- Poe may have contracted rabies during his times at home.

Cause of Death (COD)

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Sherman, Jayla. "Edgar Allan Poe ABC Bio." Prezi. Prezi Inc., 6 2 2012. Web. 11 Oct 2013. <http://prezi.com/awdqfd97pb4w/edgar-allan-poe-abc-bio/>.

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