Edgar Allen Poe Con’t - PowerPoint Presentation

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Edgar Allen Poe Con’t

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Activator: What’s Love Got to do with It?

Much of Edgar Allan Poe’s literature focuses on his inability to get over the loss of his romantic love after the death of his wife, and motherly love after the death of his mother. For this reason, the speakers within his poetry will convey a tone and mood that is distinct to these emotions. Before we can study these things in Poe’s work, we must analyze how we view love and heartbreak in our own culture.

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Love:

Feelings

What emotions

do people feel when they are in love?

Actions

What actions portray

love?

Thoughts

What do people think about when they are in love?

Speech

What types

of statements do people make when they are in love?

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Heartbreak:

Feelings

What emotions

do people feel when they are in heartbroken?

Actions

What actions portray

heartbreak?

Thoughts

What do people think about when they are heartbroken?

Speech

What types

of statements do people make when they are heartbroken?

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Poe was

born on January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Poe’s

father, David Poe, Jr., a traveling actor of Irish descent, was neither talented nor

responsible

After

apparently separating from David Poe

, Elizabeth died in Richmond, Virginia, in 1811

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The young Edgar, though not legally adopted, was taken in by a wealthy Scottish tobacco exporter, John Allan, from whom Poe took his middle name.

Early life

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Even though John Allan had plenty of money, he only gave Edgar about a third of what he needed.

Poe

started to drink heavily and quickly became in debt.

He

had to quit school less than a year later.

Problems

begin….

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In 1831, Edgar Allan Poe went to New York City where he had some of his poetry published

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He

submitted stories to a number of magazines and they were all rejected.

Poe

had no friends, no job, and was in financial trouble.

He

sent a letter to John Allan begging for help but none came.

John

Allan died in 1834 and did not mention Edgar in his will.Struggling Writer

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In 1836, Poe married Virginia

Clemm

, his cousin who was 13 years younger than he.

She

died in 1847 from tuberculosis.

Evidence of his loss is present in his poetry.

Marriage

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Career:

Since 1839

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Poe published numerous articles, stories, and reviews, enhancing

his

reputation as a trenchant critic. He had worked as an assistant editor, a government post . Then he returned to New York, where he worked as an editor.

1845

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On

January 29, his poem The Raven appeared in the Evening Mirror and became a popular sensation. It made Poe a household name almost instantly.

1846

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Poe moved to a cottage in the Fordham section of The Bronx, New York

Virginia died there on January 30, 1847

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Poe’s

Cottage

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On October 3, 1849, Poe was found on the streets of

Baltimore,

delirious, "in great distress, and... in need of immediate assistance", according to the man who found him, Joseph W. Walker. He was taken to the Washington College Hospital, where he died on Sunday, October

7

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The actual cause of his death remains a mystery.

Death

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The Literary Style of Edgar Allen Poe

Poe's

best known fiction works are

Gothic

in style.

His

most recurring themes deal with

questions of death, including its physical signs, the effects of decomposition, concerns of premature burial, the reanimation of the dead, and mourning.

Many of his works are generally considered part of the dark romanticism.

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Gothic Motifs in Poe’s Writing

His stories have:

Settings that featured:

Dark, medieval castles

Decaying ancient estates

Characters that are

Male—insane

Female—beautiful and dead (or dying)

Plots that include

MurderLive burials

Physical and mental torture

Retribution from beyond the grave

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Terminology:

Mood-

a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions

Motif-an

object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work

Theme-

a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be stated directly or indirectly

Tone- the author’s attitude towards the subject

Unreliable narrator-

a narrator, whether in literature, film, or theatre, whose credibility has been seriously compromised

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Analyzing “Annabel Lee”

While reading “Annabel Lee”, underline or highlight any lines from the poem that you believe are important. Also, designate the rhyme scheme of the poem.

Rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each verse or line in a poem. You will start with “a”, labeling every line that rhymes with “a” with that letter as well. Then you will move on to “b”…

After reading “Annabel Lee”, write a brief sentence for each stanza that paraphrases the action in each. Also, complete the rest of the worksheet.

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Summarizer: Four Corners

Take the provided sheet of paper and fold it, creating four squares. At the top of each of the squares write one of the following words: Tone, mood, theme, and motif.

In each of the boxes, you will write down three quotes from the poem that show each of the various entities within the poem.

We will analyze the tone and mood together prior to your analysis. Remember, the theme of the poem is “love and loss”.

After finding your quotes you must write a one sentence explanation for each. (“This quote conveys the tone because it shows the narrator feeling…”, “This quote conveys the mood, because it makes the audience feel...”, “This quote conveys the theme, because it demonstrates the idea love and loss through…”,

“This quote shows this motif, because it depicts…”)

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Activator: “The Hot Seat”

Look on the back on your seat and see if you have been placed in “the hot seat”!

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Assignment: Four Corners

Take the provided sheet of paper and fold it, creating four squares. At the top of each of the squares write one of the following words:

Tone, mood, theme,

and

motif

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In each of the boxes, you will write two quotes from the poem that show each of the various entities within the poem.

We will analyze the tone and mood together prior to your analysis. Remember, the theme of the poem is “love and loss”. The motifs come from your notes.

After finding your quotes you must write a one sentence explanation for each.

(“This quote conveys the tone because it shows the narrator feeling…”, “This quote conveys the mood, because it makes the audience feel...”, “This quote conveys the theme, because it demonstrates the idea love and loss through…”, “This quote shows this motif, because it depicts…”)

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Terminology:

Mood-

a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions

Motif-an

object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work

Theme-

a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be stated directly or indirectly

Tone- the author’s attitude towards the subject

Unreliable narrator-

a narrator, whether in literature, film, or theatre, whose credibility has been seriously compromised

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Terminology

alliteration

- the repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words

allusion

- an indirect or passing reference to some event, person, place, or thing

assonance -

the repetition of vowel sounds, usually within words.

mood –

the general feeling of a literary work

personification – giving human qualities to inanimate objectsrhyme scheme – is the pattern of rhymed words at the ends of lines.Internal rhyme-- a rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the nextsymbol - is using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.

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Reviewing Literary Terms with Song Lyrics

What words create internal rhyme in the lyrics below?

What words create end rhyme?

“His

palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy

There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti

He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready to drop

bombs”

Eminem “Lose Yourself”

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Reviewing Literary Terms with Song Lyrics

“Oh

, there goes gravity

Oh, there goes Rabbit, he choked

He's so mad, but he won't give up that easy, no

He won't have it, he knows his whole back's to these ropes

It don't matter, he's dope

He knows that but he's

broke”

Eminem “Lose Yourself”What vowel sounds are repeated in song lyrics above?

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Reviewing Literary Terms with Song Lyrics:

What allusion is used in the lyrics below?

“I’m just

sayin

’ how I feel man. I

ain’t

one of the Cosby’s. I

ain’t

go to Hillman. I guess the money should have changed him. I guess he should have forgot where he came from.”

“Can’t Tell Me Nothing”- Kanye West

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Reviewing Literary Terms with Song Lyrics:

What allusion is used in the lyrics below?

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“The side lines is lined with casualties

Who sip the life casually, then gradually become worse

Don’t bite the apple, Eve

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“Empire State of Mind”-Jay-Z and Alicia Keys

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Reviewing Literary Terms with Song Lyrics:

What consonant sound is repeated and used to create alliteration in the lyrics below?

“And

I'm so sick of love songs

So

tired

of tears

So done with wishing

You were still here

Said I'm so sick of love songsSo sad and slowSo why can't I turn off the radio?”“So Sick”-Ne-Yo

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Studying “The Raven”

In order to study “The Raven”, we will do the following:

Watch a video

Paraphrase each stanza

Determine the rhyme scheme

Answer the guided questions on your study guide

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Summarizer: Literary Device Chart

Complete the literary device chart for all of the devices labeled “Poe” on your

study guide.