Edgar Allan Poe

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Edgar Allan Poe

• Annabel Lee

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Edgar Allan Poe

• Born 1809
• Died 1849
• Best known for detective stories, but he also
  wrote poetry.
• He helped invent detective stories.

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Annabel Lee

• Was published after his death.
• Is a tragic tale of love and loss.
• Was written after the death of Poes young wife.
• It is believed that the poem was written for her.

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Random Facts

• Both Poes mother and wife tied of tuberculosis
• Poe is sometimes considered to have gone insane
  due to alcohol and drug use.

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Poetry Terms

• Stanza a section of verse in a poem or song

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Poetry Terms

• Rhythm a pattern of beats

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Poetry Terms

• Meter a predictable rhythm

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Poetry Terms

• Stressed emphasis placed on a syllable

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Poetry Terms

• Unstressed no emphasis placed on a syllable

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Poetry Terms

• Imagery the pictures created by the authors or
  poets words

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Poetry Terms

• Metaphor comparison between two things this
  is that

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Poetry Terms

• Simile comparison between two things this is
  like that can also use as

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Poetry Terms

• Onomatopoeia the words sound like what you hear
• Ex. Tlot, tlot wham, pow, perplunk

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Poetry Terms

• Repetition a word or phrase is repeated for
  dramatic effect

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Poetry Terms

• Alliteration each word in a phrase has the same
  sound at the beginning

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Poetry Terms

• Alliteration each word in a phrase has the same
  sound at the beginning

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Poetry Terms

• Theme the big ideas in a poem or story
  something that applies to all people