Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19, 1809 and died on October 7, 1849 he was an American journalist, writer, poet and literary critic who greatly influenced not only the American culture but also literature.

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Take a dark a dark and mysterious journey into the life of Edgar Allan Poe and how he contributed to literature and  influenced later cultures. Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19, 1809 and died on October 7, 1849 he was an American journalist, writer, poet and literary critic who greatly influenced not only the American culture but also literature. He is the inventor of modern detective stories and contributed significantly to the genres of horror and science fiction.

Most of the authors usually get their inspiration from their own personal life. One of his most famous poems and works influenced by his experiences are “The Raven", “Annabel Lee” and "A Dream within a Dream". Poe began to have an obsession with death and fear after experiencing excessive amounts of deaths throughout his life. Firstly, the death of his wife, who was his cousin, drove him into horror stories, fear, murder and revenge. The surrounding deaths; his personal mistakes and his miserable life played a major role in what many would say are atrocities, his work.

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The theme that is mostly occurring in his poems and short stories are personal tragedies, death, love and insanity. These themes portray his dreadful life. Edgar became insane later on in life, so he got his inspiration for the theme of death and insanity, from his own mind.

In most of his poems he has used many literary devices and poetic devices to capture the reader’s mind and we begin to think and feel like the characters. In his works he has used repetition, irony, imagery, similes and end rhymes to make his poems and stories more emotional and powerful.

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