Edgar-Allan-Poe演讲英文课件.pptx

Edgar Allan Poe;LIFE MAJOR WORKS WRITING STYLES COMMENTS;Edgar Allan Poe Biography;Part 1 LIFE;LIFE ;1827 Poe leaves college because of massive debt and having no support from Mr. Allan. May 27 Poe cant support himself so he joins the United States Army and quickly rises in the ranks. 1829 Mrs. Allen Dies of TB Apr 15 Poe enters the Military academy of West Point 1831 Poe Leaves West Point by being court-marshaled and decides to pursue his dreams of becoming a writer. 1836 Edgar Poe marries his cousin Virginia in May. She was 13,and Poe was 27. 1847 His wife Virginia Died,and left Poe a bitterer life 1849 Edgar Allan Poe dies in the hospital of unknown causes. ;Part 2 MAJOR WORKS;Tamerlane and Other Poems July 1827 This is his first published book of poems.;The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym Jul 1838 This was Poes first and only complete novel. The Theme in this book is the theme of his life and his other books, Death. ;The Murders in the Rue Morgue 1841 This creates a new genre called a detective story. A story where the Main character uses reasoning to solve crimes that seemed impossible. This story featured a monkey that murdered people with a straight razor.;The Balloon Hoax 1844 Poe trick tons of people with this fake article about a flying machine that crosses the Atlantic in six days. Thousands buy the paper and hundreds believed it.;Part 3 WRITING STYLES; Edgar Allan Poe has a unique and dark way of writing. His mysterious style of writing appeals to emotion and drama. Master of suspense and horror, Edgar Allan Poe is known for his Gothic writing style, as demonstrated in two of his well-known short stories, “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Cask of Amontillado” His style is created by his use of punctuation, sentence structure, word choice, imagery, and tone.Poes most impressionable works of fiction are gothic. His stories tend to have the same recurring theme of