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Edgar Allan Poe

After watching the Edgar Allan Poe biography video on You Tube in class, choose any 2 of the following questions to respond to on the blog.  Make sure your responses are supported with specific evidence from the video.  Your responses on the blog will be a basis for our class discussion.

Discussion Questions

1.  It is said that Edgar Allan Poe was both blessed and cursed by his genius.

    How could his genius be both a blessing and a curse?

2. One of the most famous horror writers of the twentieth century is Stephen King.

    How would you compare Stephen King with Edgar Allan Poe? If Stephen King

    lived during Poe's era, would he be as successful as he is?

3. Edgar Allan Poe loved and respected women. He spent most of his time in

    their company, and sought solace and peace in their companionship. How did

    his experiences with women influence his writing?

4. Edgar Allan Poe's stepfather disinherited him and cut him out of his life. How

   did Poe's bitterness toward his stepfather influence his life?

5. Most of the hardship's of Edgar Allan Poe's life were his of his own making.

    How was Poe his own worst enemy?

6. How are Poe's stories rooted in the grim reality of his own life?

7. Poe is considered the "father of the detective story." Why is this so?

8. Tuberculosis, which we rarely hear of today, killed Poe's mother, stepmother

    and wife. Why was this disease so devastating in Poe's era, and why is the

    threat today so minimal?

9. What role does alcohol play in Poe's downfall and descent?

10.          Edgar Allan Poe died over a century ago in poverty and despair. Yet, today his stories and poems are more popular than ever. Why is his work so enduring?

Extended Activities

1.  Read a poem or short story by Edgar Allan Poe and illustrate the story. Do

    your illustrations successfully depict the graphic horror that characterizes

    Poe's work?