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Grade my paper for me please...i'm homeschooled and about to give it to my mother...btw i'm a freshmen
The Life and Tragic Death of Edgar Allen Poe

Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849) was a critic of literature, as well as a renowned author of short stories and poems that have captivated the worlds intellect for nearly two centuries. He was one of the great literary minds of the American Romantic movement which lasted roughly from 1830 through 1865. Known as the father of the modern detective story, for giving us the guidelines for a short story and also for the eerie and somber tone of most of his poetry. Even though he has been dead for over a century his work is still greatly esteemed to this day, like with many great literary minds of this world, they are not fully appreciated until their death. Even though Poe was a literary genius and a brilliant man his self destructive behavior was his undoing in the end.

Just by reading some of Edgar’s more famous poems such as Alone, Annabel Lee, or “A Dream Within A Dream,” you will notice the connection between his personal life and his work. Poetry can be thought of as an extension of the psyche and in Poe’s case his work showed a glimpse inside of his mind and what he might have felt. Like in “Alone,” where he wrote.

“From childhood's hour I have not been
As others were; I have not seen
As others saw; I could not bring
My passions from a common spring.”


His childhood was not like most of his peers childhoods had been, neither was his life or death. Born in Boston to actress Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe and actor David Poe Jr. his creativeness might have been in the genes. The youngest of three children Poe spent less than three years with his family before the death of both his parents. Orphaned his God father John Allen, a wealthy Richmond merchant, took him in. The Allen’s took him to Europe where he began his education before returning to America in 1820. In 1826 Poe entered University, of Virginia where he was forced to leave after Allen refused to pay for his gambling depts. This is when Poe’s self-destructive behavior is first r

recorded, a self-destructive pattern that lasted through the rest of his life. Along with gambling, he had drinking problems, drug problems, and mental problems recorded later in his life.
After Being in the army for a short amount of time, he moved with his aunt Mrs. Maria Clemm, and her daughter Virginia Clemm. Where he landed an editing job, but his heavy drinking caused him to loose the job. Eventually his thirteen-year-old cousin, became his wife. To this day his marriage is still talked about.

With every success Poe seemed to have a set back with his life. Shortly after marrying his wife she died, the same year as his own death he wrote, my personal favorite poem about his wife and her death, Annabel Lee. He referred to death as the “winged seraphs of heaven,” who coveted their love and happiness so much that they came down and took Annabel Lee (speaking of his wife) from him. The poem is an allegory for their relationship and her tragic death, but the symbols are very understandable. During the time he was married to his wife I’d like to think he was truly happy, for in this poem he states “The angels, not half so happy in Heaven went envying her and me.”
Or maybe this man was never happy, after she died he courted and was even engaged to women but when he dead he was alone.
Still in spite of his personal tragedy his written work became renowned and his talent was a force to be reckoned with.

. Though many people had to disagree with the way he lived his life his written work in a way made up for his failure as a human. Even for those humans who do not find enjoyment in poetry I feel they could not read ‘a dream within a dream,’ and not be moved, by the theme in which he was trying to convey.
Edgar Allen Poe died at only forty-years old in 1949 The exact cause of his death has been disputed for over one century, alcoholism rabbis, drugs, have been rumored but no one knows for sure

. Even though drinking and drugs, have been widely accepted because of his strange behavior the day he was found and later died, some say it was mental insanity that was the reason for his behavior.
His last words on his death bed have been stated as being, “God help my poor soul.” It seems that the dream he said he could not awake from in “A Dream Within A Dream”, his famous poem, upon his death he was abruptly awaken from this life this dream, that he never seemed to enjoy much.

Maybe it's his tragic death and his wonderful style of writing that have connected his literary work to his readers. Readers who at times feel alone and who also have lost loved ones and felt the same way he might have felt when he wrote.

k i expect very few ppl to read the whole thing but if sombody does take the time to red it all i'd be much obliged

Answer 1

I would also give it an A+ considering as a freshman you must be about 13. The strongest part of the paper is your grasp of the concepts and that your facts appear to be sound.
You also choose very interesting words and vary your sentence structure, which is very important in non-fiction to keep it interesting.
The weakest part is your sentence structure, and if this was a senior's paper I would give it a B -- or maybe an A in concepts and a B in grammar if it was for two grades.
Mainly, I say a B in grammar because you have some incomplete sentences or fragments, and you also left off some apostrophes for possesives. That may have been due to the way you had to post it in pieces, and you may already be aware of that.
I still say A+, and I only mention the negative because if you are writing that at 13 you are talented, and by working on grammar a little more (it's good as is, just not perfect) you could go as far in writing as you wanted to.
Good job. It made me want to read some Poe.

Answer 2

I think that alot of Poe's mental problems rooted from losing his mother so young. I might have missed over it, but I don't believe that you said anything about his second wife, which is actually interesting because it was his 13 year old cousin!!!

Anyways, I enjoyed reading your report, it was very imformative. I myself just finished writing an analytical essay on one of Poe's short stories, "The Cask of Amontillado".

I would give you an A.

Answer 3

Hi,
This is INCREDIBLE. I've read some by Edgar Allen Poe myself, like the Raven. I've felt strongly about it, but was never able to express it in words. Now you've described it more than others can- and it's fantastic. Turn it in and get ready for the A+- you've done it girl!

Answer 4

very good paper i'd give it an A . I hope you will get some help with your punctuation and grammer unless that doesn't count

Answer 5

I think it is great . I must be hard to be home schooled. Did you know he was afraid of getting buried Alive?
Ps I think you ment Rabies not rabis

Answer 6

It was very good. Defiantly deserving of an A.

Answer 7

i woyld most definately give u an A+ that is a great paper