Edgar
Allen Poe's Poetry & Short Stories / How They Follow His Own Advice on
Writing Style
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In 5 pages, the author discusses how Edgar Allen Poe's poetry and short stories
follow his own advice on how to construct a poem or a short story. Three poems
and three short stories have been chosen as an example of this point. The poems
that are used as evidence of Poe's unique quality and style, which are proof of
his own advice, are 'The Raven,' 'The Bells,' and 'The Haunted Palace.' The
short stories that are used as evidence of Poe's unique quality and style, which
are also proof of his own advice, are 'Berenice,' 'The Tell Tale Heart,' and
'The Black Cat.' Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Psychoanalysis of Edgar Allen Poe’s Poems
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A 7 page paper which performs a psychoanalysis of three of Edgar Allen Poe’s
poems. The poems discussed are “The Raven,” “Annabel Lee,” and
“Dreamland.” Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
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Edgar
Allan Poe / Melancholy In His Poetry
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A 5 page paper discussing the evolution of melancholy in two of Poe's poems, The
Raven, and Annabel Lee. Discusses Poe's life, as background to understanding his
works. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Edgar
Allan Poe's 'The Raven'
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A 7 page explication of Edgar Allan Poe's immortal poem. The paper shows how all
the poem's elements -- rhyme, meter, word choice, imagery, and metaphor -- all
work together to create an atmosphere of doom. Four sources including poem.
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The
Motifs of Edgar Allan Poe
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This 5 page paper considers the central themes or motifs of the works of Edgar
Allan Poe. This paper assesses three of Poe’s works in particular: The Fall of
the House of Usher, the Raven, and the Black Cat. By comparing and contrasting
the central themes and determining the role of Poe and the narrator, this paper
creates a comprehensive view of the motifs prevalent in the works of Poe.
Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Edgar
Allan Poe's Poetry / Influenced By The Death Around Him
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This 6 page essay discusses how the deaths of Poe's mother, stepmother, and wife
affected him and were all reflected in his poetry. Specific examples from 'To
Helen,' 'Annabel Lee,' 'The Raven,' and 'Lenore' are provided to illustrate this
thesis. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Hawthorne
vs. Poe / Dark But Not Necessarily Gothic
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A 5 page paper discussing two stories of Poe's : 'Ligeia,' and 'The Fall of the
House of Usher,' and Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Minister's Black Veil' in light
of the Gothic tradition of the nineteenth century. The paper concludes that
Poe's stories are Gothics and Hawthorne's is not because Hawthorne is trying to
influence the reader's conscious mind through parable and Poe is going for the
unconscious mind through fear. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Edgar
Allan Poe / How His Life Is Reflected In His Works
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A 7 page paper on the personality of Edgar Allan Poe, and how his life
experiences fit into his work -- particularly his poems. The writers argues that
Poe's obsession with death was simply endemic in the young man's disturbed
personality, and his writings are simply a reflection of an emotional problem
he'd always had. Bibliography lists five sources.
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Poe’s
Purloined Letter
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Poe’s short story, The Purloined Letter, is a detective story that has as
it’s main theme simplicity. The student considering this story in terms of
Poe’s life and works would do well to consider an underlying theme: those
things that are sought are often simply left out in the open. This 5 page paper
examines the story in terms of Poe’s life. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: KTpurpoe.wps
Arthur
Conan Doyle vs. Edgar Allan Poe
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This is a 6 page paper comparing two of Poe's stories -- 'The Murders in the Rue
Morgue' and 'The Purloined Letter' -- with one of Conan Doyle's -- 'The
Adventure of the Dancing Men' -- to demonstrate the heavy reliance of Sherlock
Holmes' creator on the work of his predecessor, Poe. The paper concludes that
actually Poe's stories and protagonist have more depth than Conan Doyle's,
because Holmes' method relies entirely on logic and Dupin relies on behavior and
nuance. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Sherloc.wps
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