Edgar Allan Poe was an American poet born in 1809 who wrote works of mystery and dark romanticism such as "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Raven", and "Legeia". He used a literary style involving macabre and mysterious themes. Poe had a troubled personal life including the death of his mother and wife, which influenced his gloomy subject matter. He is considered one of the most famous American poets and helped pioneer modern horror and detective fiction.

1. Edgar allan poe
Poet of Mystery
By: Andrew Kaskie

2. Famous Works
• Used a literary style of writing
• Wrote about dark romanticism
• Well-known poems include:
• -The Fall of the House of Usher
• -The Raven
• -Legeia

3. Basic Biography
• American Poet
• Born in Boston and lived from 1809-1849
• Was adopted and attended school in England
• Studied Latin and Poetry
• Attended West Point, but quit after a year
• Mother died and moved to Baltimore to live with
his aunt

4. Basic Biography
• In 1833, the Baltimore Saturday Visiter published
many of his poems
• He then became editor of the Southern Literary
Messenger
• While in Baltimore, Poe wrote many of his most
famous poems including the Fall of the House of
Usher and The Raven

5. Basic Biography
• His wife then died and resorted to alcohol and
drugs
• Died an unknown death and buried in an
unmarked grave
• One of the most famous American Poets
• Wrote about mystery and dark themes
• “Preserve the House of Poe”

6. the fall of the house
of usher
• Published on September in 1839
• Theme: Dissipation of an individual’s personality
• Setting: Dull Autumn Day
• Characters: Roderick Usher, Narrator, Madeline
• Relates to poet because Poe wrote about depressing
gothic and mysterious poetry

7. The fall of the house
of usher
• http://www.online-literature.com/poe/31/
• To see full poem, go to

8. The Fall of the House
of Usher

9. Quotes from edgar
allan poe
• “All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of
fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry.”
• “All that we see or seem is but a dream within a
dream.”
• -Edgar Allan Poe

10. The Raven
• Published in 1845 in Baltimore
• Dark and mysterious poem
• This poem fits Edgar Allan Poe’s type of writing
style
• Poe starts by saying, “Once upon a midnight
dreary while I pundered, weak and weary.”
• This shows the dark setting in the poem
• This is a good example of how Poe’s writing style is
gothic and dark

11. The Raven
• http://www.heise.de/ix/raven/Literature/Lore/
TheRaven.html
• To see full poem go to

12. Picture of the Raven

13. works cited
• "Edgar Allan Poe." Learn More Indiana. Web. 12 Feb. 2011. <http://
www.learnmoreindiana.org/Pages/default.aspx>.
• "Edgar Allan Poe: The Raven." Heise Online - IT-News, C't, IX, Technology
Review, Telepolis. Web. 12 Feb. 2011. <http://www.heise.de/ix/raven/Literature/Lore/
TheRaven.html>.
• "Edgar Allan Poe." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 12 Feb. 2011.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe>.
• "The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe." The Literature Network:
Online Classic Literature, Poems, and Quotes. Essays & Summaries. Web. 12 Feb.
2011. <http://www.online-literature.com/poe/31/>.