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    This document provides biographical information about Edgar Allan Poe and context about his famous poem "The Raven". It notes that Poe was an American writer, poet, critic and editor born in 1809 in Boston and died in 1849 in Baltimore. He is known for his tales of mystery and horror that initiated the modern detective story. It then summarizes the plot of "The Raven", in which a man hears a knocking at his door one night after the death of his love Lenore, and discovers a talking raven that only says the word "Nevermore" when asked questions.

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    This document provides biographical information about Edgar Allan Poe and context about his famous poem "The Raven". It notes that Poe was an American writer, poet, critic and editor born in 1809 in Boston and died in 1849 in Baltimore. He is known for his tales of mystery and horror that initiated the modern detective story. It then summarizes the plot of "The Raven", in which a man hears a knocking at his door one night after the death of his love Lenore, and discovers a talking raven that only says the word "Nevermore" when asked questions.

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    This document provides biographical information about Edgar Allan Poe and context about his famous poem "The Raven". It notes that Poe was an American writer, poet, critic and editor born in 1809 in Boston and died in 1849 in Baltimore. He is known for his tales of mystery and horror that initiated the modern detective story. It then summarizes the plot of "The Raven", in which a man hears a knocking at his door one night after the death of his love Lenore, and discovers a talking raven that only says the word "Nevermore" when asked questions.

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    NAME:

    Edgar Allan Poe


    OCCUPATION:

    Writer
    BIRTH DATE:

    January 19,1809
    DEATH DATE:

    October 7,1849
    EDUCATION:

    University of Virginia,
    U.S. Military Academy at
    West Point
    PLACE OF BIRTH:

    Boston,Massachusetts
    PLACE OF DEATH:

    Baltimore,Maryland

    American shortstory writer, poet,


    critic, and editor
    Edgar Allan Poe's
    tales of mystery and
    horror initiated the
    modern detective
    story, and the
    atmosphere in his
    tales of horror is
    unrivaled in
    American fiction.
    HisThe
    Raven(1845)
    numbers among the

    Sum
    It's late at night, and late in the year (after midnight
    mary
    on a December evening, to be precise). A man is
    sitting in his room, half reading, half falling asleep,
    and trying to forget
    his lost love, Lenore. Suddenly,
    :
    he hears someone (or something) knocking at the
    door. He calls out, apologizing to the "visitor" he
    imagines must be outside. Then he opens the door
    and findsnothing. This freaks him out a little, and
    he reassures himself that it is just the wind against
    the window. So he goes and opens the window, and
    in flies (you guessed it) a raven. The Raven settles in
    on a statue above the door, and for some reason,
    our speaker's first instinct is to talk to it. He asks for
    its name, just like you usually do with strange birds
    that fly into your house, right? Amazingly enough,
    though, the Raven answers back, with a single word:
    "Nevermore." Understandably surprised, the man
    asks more questions. The bird's vocabulary turns out
    to be pretty limited, though; all it says is
    "Nevermore." Our narrator catches on to this rather

    Poes The Raven" is one of the most


    recognizable poems ever written. Its
    narrative style, many stanzas, and
    repetition makes this ballad readily
    memorable. With the morbid obsession,
    eerie tone, and captivating imagery, it is
    hard to forget.

    Poes The Raven" is one of the most


    recognizable poems ever written. Its
    narrative style, many stanzas, and
    repetition makes this ballad readily
    memorable. With the morbid obsession,

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