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Edgar Allen Poe

In this thread I want to know what your favorite poem/short story/tale by this great author/poet/play-write. And please, I don't want anyone to say the Raven without good excuse.

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Using the raven as your favorite is the easy way out. My favorite is A dream within a Dream. This is kind of like a Matrix situation in which you may be dreaming but when you wake up, your still within a dream. How would you know? In this case, its grim and he is terrified that he cant wake up, but its still rather interesting to see this idea well before the advent of TV and movies.

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It is difficult to choose a favorite by Edgar Allan Poe, however one that stands out for me personally is called The Sleeper. What I enjoy about this poem is its ethereal quality, and the undertow of personal tragedy that lurks just beneath the surface. He led such a tragic life that its no small surprise just reading his work makes you breathe in some of his personality.

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his use of "nevermore" eleven times, the use of "nothing more" six times, and the use of "door" twelve times. Plus, the poem's stanzas are modified limericks.

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I love Edgar Allen Poe's writing. He visits the side of life that we normally do not, or the side that society finds unacceptable to deal with. The only piece of writing he ever did that I did not care for was Bells Bells Bells. I just find it annoying.

I love Annabel Lee. That is probably my favorite poem he wrote. It really gives off an innocent feel; an innocense that he never got to experience in his own life, but for a brief amount of time.

My favorite short story is The Masque of the Red Death. It is a rather morbid piece of writing, but it makes an incredibly valid point in life. Sometimes we try to shut out the struggles and trials of life, but they always manage a way to leak in. It may seem as if we have the world, like the prince did, but that won't stop hardships from finding its way through the door.

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I recently had to do any essay on the Tell Tale heart and found that I really enjoy the intricacies of Poe's writings. I haven't actually read any of his poems yet though so I'd love some insight into which are the first I should read or what you believe is his better works.

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The Cask of Amontillado -- Absolutely.

"For the love of God, Montresor!"
"Yes," I said, "for the love of God!"
But to these words I hearkened in vain for a reply. I grew impatient. I called aloud --
"Fortunato!"
No answer. I called again --
"Fortunato!"
No answer still. I thrust a torch through the remaining aperture and let it fall within. There came forth in return only a jingling of the bells. My heart grew sick; it was the dampness of the catacombs that made it so. I hastened to make an end of my labour. I forced the last stone into its position; I plastered it up. Against the new masonry I re-erected the old rampart of bones. For the half of a century no mortal has disturbed them. In pace requiescat!

((I hope my quote of the material was not out of place))

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The tell tale heart was my favorite of course. The murderer would have gotten away with his killing of the old man if his conscience didn't eat away at him and drove him mad to confess his murder to the cops.