1. Edgar Allan Poe and Death: A Brilliantly Dark Mind Becky Archibald English 1102 Professor Owens 2 October 2010

3. Poe struggled with death of the women he loved and abandonment by father figures

4. Poe struggled with poverty and substance abuse

6. Graphic descriptions and morbid wording fortify psychological effects

8. Ghastly death-like surroundings

10. Includes premature burial

12. Vivid description of the horrors of being buried alive

14. Drunken delusions and torment

16. Psychological process of dealing with presumed death

18. Extreme love followed by death – melancholy tone

20. Angels kill her because they are jealous of the love the couple shares

22. Damned to hell by lover who only loved her money

24. The Masque of the Red Death

25. The Raven

27. Short horror story or a poem, the reader is bound to face the topic of death.

29. Work Cited Cont. Poe, Edgar Allan. The Collected Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe. Modern Library ed. New York, NY: Random House Inc., 1992.223- 958.Print. Poe, Edgar Allan. "Quote by Poe, Edgar Allan on Death and Dying." Quotations Book 18 Aug. 2010. General OneFile. Web. 1 Oct. 2010. Reckley. "Famous Baltimorians." University of Baltimore. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Oct 2010. All Graphics from http://webling.at/atteap/gallery/