Edgar Allen Poe Cont Activator Whats Love Got

Edgar Allen Poe Con’t

Activator: What’s Love Got to do with It? Much of Edgar Allan Poe’s literature focuses on his inability to get over the loss of his romantic love after the death of his wife, and motherly love after the death of his mother. For this reason, the speakers within his poetry will convey a tone and mood that is distinct to these emotions. Before we can study these things in Poe’s work, we must analyze how we view love and heartbreak in our own culture.

Love: Feelings What emotions do people feel when they are in love? Actions What actions portray love? Thoughts What do people think about when they are in love? Speech What types of statements do people make when they are in love?

Heartbreak: Feelings What emotions do people feel when they are in heartbroken? Actions What actions portray heartbreak? Thoughts What do people think about when they are heartbroken? Speech What types of statements do people make when they are heartbroken?

• Poe was born on January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts. • Poe’s father, David Poe, Jr. , a traveling actor of Irish descent, was neither talented nor responsible • After apparently separating from David Poe, Elizabeth died in Richmond, Virginia, in 1811. • The young Edgar, though not legally adopted, was taken in by a wealthy Scottish tobacco exporter, John Allan, from whom Poe took his middle name.

• Even though John Allan had plenty of money, he only gave Edgar about a third of what he needed. • Poe started to drink heavily and quickly became in debt. • He had to quit school less than a year later.

• In 1831, Edgar Allan Poe went to New York City where he had some of his poetry published. • He submitted stories to a number of magazines and they were all rejected. • Poe had no friends, no job, and was in financial trouble. • He sent a letter to John Allan begging for help but none came. • John Allan died in 1834 and did not mention Edgar in his will.

• In 1836, Poe married Virginia Clemm, his cousin who was 13 years younger than he. • She died in 1847 from tuberculosis. • Evidence of his loss is present in his poetry.

Career: • Since 1839 - Poe published numerous articles, stories, and reviews, enhancing his reputation as a trenchant critic. He had worked as an assistant editor, a government post. Then he returned to New York, where he worked as an editor. • 1845 - On January 29, his poem The Raven appeared in the Evening Mirror and became a popular sensation. It made Poe a household name almost instantly. • 1846 - Poe moved to a cottage in the Fordham section of The Bronx, New York • Virginia died there on January 30, 1847. Poe’s Cottage

On October 3, 1849, Poe was found on the streets of Baltimore, delirious, "in great distress, and. . . in need of immediate assistance", according to the man who found him, Joseph W. Walker. He was taken to the Washington College Hospital, where he died on Sunday, October 7. The actual cause of his death remains a mystery.

The Literary Style of Edgar Allen Poe • Poe's best known fiction works are Gothic in style. • His most recurring themes deal with questions of death, including its physical signs, the effects of decomposition, concerns of premature burial, the reanimation of the dead, and mourning. • Many of his works are generally considered part of the dark romanticism.

Gothic Motifs in Poe’s Writing � His stories have: �Settings that featured: ○ Dark, medieval castles ○ Decaying ancient estates �Characters that are ○ Male—insane ○ Female—beautiful and dead (or dying) �Plots that include ○ ○ Murder Live burials Physical and mental torture Retribution from beyond the grave

Terminology: • Mood-a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions • Motif-an object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work • Theme-a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be stated directly or indirectly • Tone- the author’s attitude towards the subject • Unreliable narrator- a narrator, whether in literature, film, or theatre, whose credibility has been seriously compromised

Analyzing “Annabel Lee” • While reading “Annabel Lee”, underline or highlight any lines from the poem that you believe are important. Also, designate the rhyme scheme of the poem. Ø Rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each verse or line in a poem. You will start with “a”, labeling every line that rhymes with “a” with that letter as well. Then you will move on to “b”… • After reading “Annabel Lee”, write a brief sentence for each stanza that paraphrases the action in each. Also, complete the rest of the worksheet.

Summarizer: Four Corners • Take the provided sheet of paper and fold it, creating four squares. At the top of each of the squares write one of the following words: Tone, mood, theme, and motif. • In each of the boxes, you will write down three quotes from the poem that show each of the various entities within the poem. • We will analyze the tone and mood together prior to your analysis. Remember, theme of the poem is “love and loss”. • After finding your quotes you must write a one sentence explanation for each. (“This quote conveys the tone because it shows the narrator feeling…”, “This quote conveys the mood, because it makes the audience feel. . . ”, “This quote conveys theme, because it demonstrates the idea love and loss through…”, “This quote shows this motif, because it depicts…”)

Activator: “The Hot Seat” • Look on the back on your seat and see if you have been placed in “the hot seat”!

Assignment: Four Corners • Take the provided sheet of paper and fold it, creating four squares. At the top of each of the squares write one of the following words: Tone, mood, theme, and motif. • In each of the boxes, you will write two quotes from the poem that show each of the various entities within the poem. • We will analyze the tone and mood together prior to your analysis. Remember, theme of the poem is “love and loss”. The motifs come from your notes. • After finding your quotes you must write a one sentence explanation for each. (“This quote conveys the tone because it shows the narrator feeling…”, “This quote conveys the mood, because it makes the audience feel. . . ”, “This quote conveys theme, because it demonstrates the idea love and loss through…”, “This quote shows this motif, because it depicts…”)

Terminology: • Mood-a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions • Motif-an object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work • Theme-a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be stated directly or indirectly • Tone- the author’s attitude towards the subject • Unreliable narrator- a narrator, whether in literature, film, or theatre, whose credibility has been seriously compromised

Terminology • alliteration - the repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words • allusion - an indirect or passing reference to some event, person, place, or thing • assonance - the repetition of vowel sounds, usually within words. • mood – the general feeling of a literary work • personification – giving human qualities to inanimate objects • rhyme scheme – is the pattern of rhymed words at the ends of lines. • Internal rhyme-- a rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next • symbol - is using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.

Reviewing Literary Terms with Song Lyrics What words create internal rhyme in the lyrics below? What words create end rhyme? “His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready to drop bombs” Eminem “Lose Yourself”

Reviewing Literary Terms with Song Lyrics “Oh, there goes gravity Oh, there goes Rabbit, he choked He's so mad, but he won't give up that easy, no He won't have it, he knows his whole back's to these ropes It don't matter, he's dope He knows that but he's broke” Eminem “Lose Yourself” What vowel sounds are repeated in song lyrics above?

Reviewing Literary Terms with Song Lyrics: What allusion is used in the lyrics below? “I’m just sayin’ how I feel man. I ain’t one of the Cosby’s. I ain’t go to Hillman. I guess the money should have changed him. I guess he should have forgot where he came from. ” “Can’t Tell Me Nothing”- Kanye West

Reviewing Literary Terms with Song Lyrics: What allusion is used in the lyrics below? ““The side lines is lined with casualties Who sip the life casually, then gradually become worse Don’t bite the apple, Eve” “Empire State of Mind”-Jay-Z and Alicia Keys

Reviewing Literary Terms with Song Lyrics: What consonant sound is repeated and used to create alliteration in the lyrics below? “And I'm so sick of love songs So tired of tears So done with wishing You were still here Said I'm so sick of love songs So sad and slow So why can't I turn off the radio? ” “So Sick”-Ne-Yo

Studying “The Raven” • In order to study “The Raven”, we will do the following: • • Watch a video Paraphrase each stanza Determine the rhyme scheme Answer the guided questions on your study guide

Summarizer: Literary Device Chart • Complete the literary device chart for all of the devices labeled “Poe” on your study guide.