what is your favorite Poe story and why
2006-06-27 15:57:41 · 21 answers · asked by azriel 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
because i want to know which story to read next.
2006-06-27 16:07:32 · update #1
The Fall of the House of Usher because i find it very interesting;
Roderick Usher, the main character becomes one with his house, the house actually collapses when he dies.
you must read it!
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2006-06-27 21:25:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don't know which one I like the best: The Balloon-Hoax, Mesmeric Revelation, Ms. Found in a bottle, The murders in the Rue Morgue, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Black Cat, The Maszue of the Red Death, Mystification, How to Write a Blackwood Article, A Predicament, The Angel of the Odd, Loss of Breath, The man that was used up, Maelzel's Chess-Player, The power of words, Silence-A Fable, A Tale of Jerusalem, Philosophy of Furniture, The Sphinc, The Man of the Crowd, "Though Art the Man", Never Bet the Devil Your Head, Four Beasts in One, Some Words with a Mummy, Bon-Bon, Astoria, Morella, The Duc de L'Omelette, A Tale of the RAagged Mountains, The Oblong Box, The Devil in the Belfry, King Pest, Three Sundays in a Week,
AND HIS POEMS- oh my gosh, this man was one of the best writers ever (including Shakespeare and many, many others)
2006-06-27 23:09:36 · answer #2 · answered by lois_must_die200 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best story is definitely The Gold Bug ... I really love that story and its less well known.
If you are a Poe fan then check out Matthew Pearl's new book The Poe Shadow. Its fiction based on Poe's mysterious death- really well researched and a great homage to the man himself. Its in hardback at the moment but will be in paperback soon.
2006-06-28 12:50:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My favorite Poe story is Murder in the Rue Morgue. My favorite poems are Annabelle Lee and The Bells. I absolutely love the phrase tin tin abulation. After these three any of his works are enjoyable. Poe was a master story teller.
2006-06-28 01:13:54 · answer #4 · answered by kitten 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Annabell Lee because it takes place in Charleston, SC my home away from home. Or Tale Tell Heart because it's a great story of how a man's guilt drives him insane
2006-06-28 00:28:24 · answer #5 · answered by Melissa Breazeale 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's hard to choose, but if I must...
"The Black Cat" by Edger Allan Poe is an excellent story. It feeds off peoples long held superstition of black cats..
2006-06-28 00:15:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Masque of the Red Death...his use of color is amazing. The whole story is an allegory. I love that he uses minimal dialog and, instead, uses prose to tell the story. It is a great one!
2006-06-27 23:28:07 · answer #7 · answered by dottegirl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Pre-Mature Burial scared me to death when I was in middle school. Just the very idea was terrifying, and I wish I hadn't read the story, although I still have that book.
2006-06-27 23:05:15 · answer #8 · answered by annabellesilby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Descent into the Maelstrom.
I am not sure why it's my favorite. Maybe it's because I feel that no one else has written anything this weird with so much conviction since.
2006-06-27 23:01:47 · answer #9 · answered by shoelace 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i like annabell lee. This epic poem tells a tale of an obsessive love gone wrong; I like it
2006-06-27 23:02:27 · answer #10 · answered by biblegirl73 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋