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Comparing The Works Of Stephen King Vs. Edgar Allan Poe

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ERB’s, “Stephen King vs Edgar Allan Poe” is a lyrical rap battle that showcases the indifference between two of the most popular writers, Stephen King and Edgar Allan Poe. The poem follows Stephen King and Edgar Allen Poe as they go head-to-head to disqualify each others authenticity by giving examples as to why the other is a better writer and person. By using rebuttals, the two make inferences as to why and how their careers ended with the central idea being centered around. Throughout the poem, there is a rhyme pattern of assonance such as, “weary,” “teary,” and “Cleary,” all using the ending of “ary” (In. 1, 2, 5). Then, the. Since the battle isn't written down to be specifically stanzas, there are different sections where King and Poe switch off of each other after a certain about line that isn't consistent throughout. …show more content…

The poem begins with Poe stating, “Once upon a midnight dreary, as I spit this weak and weary I will choke this joker with a trochee till his cheeks are teary,” firstly using the allusion of Poes, “The Raven” which he claims is finer than any of the work that King has made and directly after throughout the rest of the stanza he continues by taunting King by comparing his books to Beverly Cleary, a popular children books author (In.

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