Edgar Allan Poe Accomplishments

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There is only one man who was the inventor of the detective story, perfected the horror story, and created the style madmen writing all. This man was Edgar Allan Poe. He even invented rules for writing a detective story that modern authors still use today. Although his life was short and not filled with fame, Edgar Allan Poe became an inspiration for writers around the world. His novels, short stories, and poems, are still used today as academic references in schools. Edgar Allan Poe overall had a major impact on future generations because of his literary works. Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston Massachusetts. Poe’s parents were both actors and were very involved in their jobs. However, Poe never knew his parents that …show more content…
Poe’s mother became very sick shortly after his father left and she died of tuberculosis. Now left an orphan, Poe had no where to go. The Allen family welcomed him into their family but never truly adopted him. As he grew up he became very close with Mrs. Allen. She would die later in Poe’s life of tuberculosis. At the age of eighteen Poe joined the military. While in the army Poe began to write novels and poems. Six months later Poe got kicked out of the army due to disobedience. Some say that he purposely acted out to leave the military. Poe attended the University of Virginia for college, but he would not finish school due to financial issues. Poe returned home after being in the military and started working for a magazine company. While being home Poe fell in love with his thirteen year old cousin Virginia. They would end up getting married on September 22nd, 1835. Poe followed in his fathers footsteps and and was an alcoholic. This bad habit would end up costing him his job at the magazine company. Shortly after his wife Virginia would get sick and be the third women in Poe’s life to die of tuberculosis. After the death of his wife Poe’s health slowly started to decline. There are still many …show more content…
This narrative poem is known for its drama. “The Raven is full of symbolism and imagery. Poe uses every character and sometime objects to represent something completely different. For example the raven in the story was used to represent death and how it is always lingering and waiting. The narrator in the story in grieving and is constantly reminded by this bird of his loss. Poe’s ability to create a scene for the reader is amazing. In this poem he manages to create a spooky mood through the use of descriptive and realistic words. He also uses repeated words throughout this poem that causes the reader to remember them even after the poem is finished. An example of this is the use of the word nevermore. The raven can only say one word to the narrator speaking to him before he flies off into the night and the word is always nevermore. This poem once released by Poe was published in two different places at one time, showing how loved it was by everyone. It even made an appearance into Europe. The french were then the first to accept Poe into the family of great american