Edgar Allan Poe Flashcards

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What is the Importance of the “Fall of the House of Usher”?

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The crumpling house in the story represents the crumpling family. Also the twins are as one. When one of them is sick the other one is ill as well. The narrator has no important part in the story (only there to narrate) and remains un-named. The narrator and twin are only official characters.

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What is Edgar Allan Poe the ‘Father’ of?

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The Short Story

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What is the Importance of “The Raven”?

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Dickens in the inspiration of the poem.

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What is the importance of “Annabelle Lee”?

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Tis is a softer poem by Edgar Allan Poe. It shows that nothing can every destroy the love that these two share, not even death. These are 3 worlds represented in this poem: Earth Heaven and Hell. Earth represents the man’s life without her full of demons.

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