Edgar Allan Poe by Alex Swift https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp en-us 2023-10-13 15:51:08 UTC 2023-10-13 17:00:48 UTC hello@padlet.com https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e3ad6e3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/632x716+0+0/resize/840x952!/quality/90/?url=https:%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F98%2Fbe%2F58e6789e0f5adebd235a1d7874a4%2Fla-et-jc-looking-back-at-edgar-allan-poe-on-th-001 When and where was Edgar Allan Poe born? bessal21322 https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745435865 Edgar Poe was born on January 19th, 1809. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts.]]> 2023-10-13 16:03:36 UTC https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745435865 What happen to Poe's mother and father swiftl23042 https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745438339 Two years later his father abandoned the family and then died, then his mother died shortly after those chain of events.  The death of both parents left Edgar, his older brother, and their baby sister as orphans. ]]> 2023-10-13 16:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745438339 How did Poe get the name "Allan"? bessal21322 https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745444434 Edgar was never officially adopted by his foster family, and that resulted of constant tensions between him and his foster father. He did not take their last name, but instead he became Edgar Allan Poe.]]> 2023-10-13 16:09:42 UTC https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745444434 What famous military school did Poe attend and what happened while he was there? swiftl23042 https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745445787

U.S. Military Academy at West Point


]]> 2023-10-13 16:10:49 UTC https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745445787 Gothic Literature includes... swifta23780 https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745448001 Gothic literature includes a dark scene full of imagery, and has a mixture of mystery exoticism, fear, and dread. Some book examples of this include, The castle of Otranto, Dracula, Frankenstein, etc.]]> 2023-10-13 16:12:48 UTC https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745448001 What tragic childhood events influenced his writing? bessal21322 https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745454910 His mother died when he was very young and his father abandoned him. Edgar Allan Poe's foster mom also passed away.]]> 2023-10-13 16:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745454910 Where is Poe buried? bessal21322 https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745457823 He was buried in Westminster Hall and Burying Ground after he died.]]> 2023-10-13 16:21:31 UTC https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745457823 What is the name of Poe's first published literary work? swiftl23042 https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745461835
"Last night, with many cares & toils oppres'd,/ Weary, I laid me on a couch to rest."


]]> 2023-10-13 16:25:22 UTC https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745461835 The "Murders in the Rue Morgue" were the first of which genre? swifta23780 https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745463237 The "Murders in the Rue Morgue" was the first detective story book. Edgar Allen Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination".]]> 2023-10-13 16:26:34 UTC https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745463237 Who did Poe marry and what happened to her? bessal21322 https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745466881 Edgar got married in 1836 Virginia. Virginia was his cousin, daughter of his aunt, Maria Clemm. He was 27 and she was 13 when they got married. She died from the disease, tuberculosis. ]]> 2023-10-13 16:29:38 UTC https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745466881 What are the theories on what caused Poe's death? swifta23780 https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745473587 Some theories that people came up with are suicide, murder, the flu, rabies, cholera, a brain tumor, hypoglycemia, or he could have been a victim of cooping.]]> 2023-10-13 16:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745473587 When did Poe die? How did it happen? swiftl23042 https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745475949 After Virginia died Poe tried to find love again.  
His first candidate was fellow poet Sarah Helen Whitman, but she broke it off because Poe just would not quit drinking.he was found dead in September of 1849]]> 2023-10-13 16:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745475949 Which poems made Poe famous and when were they written? bessal21322 https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745482971 Poe's most famous piece is “The Raven.” Written on January 29, 1845. 
Another poem written by Edgar Allan Poe that made him famous, "Annabel lee". October 9th, 1849.
“The Bells.” Was published on November 1849]]> 2023-10-13 16:43:21 UTC https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745482971 How did Poe start his writing career? What was he doing? swiftl23042 https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745488010 After living briefly in New York City, Poe settled in Baltimore, where he moved in with his aunt, Maria Clemm. In Baltimore, Poe began writing short stories, publishing several of them in the Philadelphia Saturday Courier in 1832]]> 2023-10-13 16:48:07 UTC https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745488010 Who is the Poe Toaster swifta23780 https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745489456 The Poe Toaster is an unidentified person who visits Edgar Allen Poe's grave on his birthday early in the morning every year. He leaves three roses each year on January 19th. He would pour himself some whiskey to toast Edgar Allen Poe's memory and then disappear. He was dressed in all black with a white brimmed hat and a white scarf.]]> 2023-10-13 16:49:30 UTC https://padlet.com/swifta23780/6qvtq405q95evmcp/wish/2745489456