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This 34-card flashcard set covers the life and literary contributions of Edgar Allan Poe for 9th Grade students. It addresses key biographical details—his birth, death, foster family, education, marriages, and personal struggles—alongside his influence on American literature, including his role in inventing detective fiction and Gothic novels. Use it for literature unit review, essay preparation, or biographical study before reading Poe's works.

Subject:
English / Language Arts
Topic:
Literature
Grade Level:
9th Grade
Updated December 2024

Terms in This Set

  • When was Edgar Allen Poe born?
  • How and when did Edgar Allen Poe die?
  • Edgar Allen Poe was widely regarded as one of America's finest and most....
  • Edgar Allen Poe wrote various things, such as..
  • Poe is the originator of what kind of novels?
  • Poe is the originator of what kind of genre?
  • Where was Edgar Allen Poe born?
  • profession of Poe's parents
  • T/F Poe lost both of his parents at a very young age
  • who and where was Poe raised?
  • "Foster Parents", the Allan's, inherited a sum of money, and lived in relative...
  • university Poe attended
  • T/F Poe was a brilliant student
  • Poe became a compulsive.... and incurred a huge debt
  • when did Poe leave college?
  • Poe moved to Boston to become a __________ _________, and joined the __________.
  • Poe re-enlisted in a....
  • where and when was Poe court-martialed from?
  • where Poe moved to pursue newspaper and magazine writing
  • why was Poe fired from his writing job?
  • after Poe was fired from his job, he moved to
  • Poe's aunt who he lived with in Baltimore
  • Poe's cousin whom he married and her age
  • In Baltimore, Poe attempted at this kind of writing
  • three years after Virginia and Poe's marriage, what happened to Virginia?
  • this happened to Poe after the death of Virginia (his wife)
  • Poe's most successful piece of work
  • three days before he died, Poe was found unconscious where?
  • After his death, Poe become known as the inventor of....
  • stories of Poe's that have been turned into motion picture horror movies
  • American Football team named in honor of Edgar Allen Poe's classic poem "The Raven"
  • how old Poe was when he married Virginia Clemm
  • Poe's first fiancé and their ages
  • examples of popular theories about Poe's death

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