Edgar Allan Poe - Classics and Chill Bio

Where was Edgar Allan Poe born and where did he die?

• Boston, Massachusetts and Baltimore, Maryland

• New York, New York and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Richmond, Virginia and Charleston, South Carolina

• London, England and Paris, France

Why did Edgar Allen Poe join the army?

• He wanted to be a soldier

• His Father told him he had to join

• His Uncle wouldn't pay for his schooling

• He didn't join the army

 Which literary movement did Poe significantly contribute to through his unique writing style?

•  Neoclassicism

•  Gothic Romantic

•  Transcendentalism

•  Realism

 What makes Poe's contributions to literature particularly innovative?

• He was the first American novelist

• He was an American Story Teller

• He only wrote poetry

• He invented detective fiction and early science fiction

What is known about the circumstances surrounding Edgar Allan Poe's death?

• He died peacefully in his sleep at home

• He was found delirious on the streets of Baltimore

• He was killed in a duel over a literary dispute

• He succumbed to a long illness in a hospital