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Edgar Allan poe is famous american poet it and writer.poe had been through alot in his life. That what make his writing so good.Poe mom had died and he was mistreated. These losses affected his writing. He wrote with a dark and depressing style. Edgar Allan Poe has incorporated a variety of similar element throughout his poems,dark,depressing and sad. Poe type of death/murder is similar way of all his work.When his narrator kill someone they don’t find it for a long time.The type of death/murder is in the tell tale heart.”I threw open the lantern and leaped into the room . He shrieked once once only. I ran instant i dragged him to the floor, and pulled the heavy bed over him.The type of death/murder is in Annabel Lee.”And this was the reason …show more content…

The way the narrator acted after the body was gone in Annabel Lee.In the” Annabel Lee” he selpt next to her tomd at night.”I lie down by the side of my darling my life and my bride”.The way the narrator acted afted the body was gone in the cask of amontillado.The man scared when he scared.”but to these word i heaked in vain for reply. i grew impatient i called foeuato.” In Poe story all his story are in first person.In Poe story in the “The Raven the narrartor writen in frist person. “tis some visitor i muttered tapping at my chamber door only this and nothing more.”In poe story in “Tell Tale Heart” is written in first person.”When I had made an end these labor it was four o'clock still a dark midnight.In cask of amotillado is write in frist person.”at length i would be avenged.Another similarity is all his narrartor are insane because they lost their loved ones.In “Annabel Lee the narrartor goes insane because his grilfriend died.”And so i lie down by the side of my darling my life my bride”.In “The Raven “ the narrartor went insane because he lost his wife.The narrator start talking to a brid in poe story. “is there balm in gilead tell me i implore quoth the raven nevermore.In the “Tell Tale Heart” the narrator goes insane beacause he lost his loved because of gulit. “It grew louder louder louder still the men chatted”.” I admit the deed tear

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