Edgar Allan Poe 1809 1849 English 11 American

Edgar Allan Poe 1809 -1849 English 11 – American Literature Mr. Cooper Mrs. Gagliardi Mr. Drysdale

Brainstorm What do you already know about Edgar Allan Poe? l What do you think you know about Edgar Allan Poe? l What have you read by him? (Or have you seen any visual adaptations of his work? ) l

Life of Edgar Allan Poe Born in Boston in 1809 l Son of travelling actors l Parents died when he was three; he was taken in by a wealthy tobacco merchant l Went to University of Virginia, but was so poor he had to burn furniture to keep warm; his stepfather refused to pay off Poe’s gambling debts l

Life of Edgar Allan Poe Went to West Point; thrown out after a year l Supported himself as a writer (one of the first authors in American history to do so) l Broke and alone, Poe moved to Baltimore to live with his father’s family…where he was robbed by his cousin l Started publishing short stories, and began to earn good money l

Life of Edgar Allan Poe Moved to New York and married his 13 year-old fiancé, Virginia Clemm l Virginia died in Fordham in 1847 at 24 years old l Poe died two years later; the circumstances of his death still remain a mystery l

Famous Works “The Raven” l “The Fall of the House of Usher” l “The Tell-Tale Heart” l “The Masque of the Red Death” l “The Cask of Amontillado” l

The Single Effect Poe is responsible for the “emergence of the short story as a popular and respected literary form” (The American Experience, p. 193) l He believed that a story should be constructed to achieve “a certain unique or single effect. ” l

The Single Effect l l “In the whole composition there should be no word written, of which the tendency, direct or indirect, is not to the one preestablished design. ” “I say to myself, in the first place, ‘Of the innumerable effects, or impressions, of which the heart, the intellect, or (more generally) the soul is susceptible, what one shall I, on the present occasion, select? ’”

“The Raven” Published in 1845 l One of Poe’s most famous poems l Famous for the repeated word, “Nevermore” l Sound devices: l l Alliteration l Assonance l Consonance l Internal Rhyme

“The Raven” l Page 209 in your textbook l You. Tube Video: reading of “The Raven” by James Earl Jones l The Interactive “Raven”

Your Response l What stood out to you? Select three excerpts from the poem that had some effect on you. l Respond in 3 -4 sentences for each excerpt. Why was this significant for you?