How Did Edgar Allan Poe Build Suspense

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Edgar Ellan Poe was an American writer, poet, and critic who is famous for his poems of horror and mystery like “The Raven”, “Tell-Tale Heart”. His creations were full of suspense so he is also known as the master of suspense and detective story. His tales of mystery and horrors became classics works in the history. Born in Boston, Massachusetts he never quite knew his parents. He got married secretly to his cousin when he was only 13 in the hometown of his father Baltimore but his wife also died in less than a decade due to tuberculosis. His depressing life may be the reason for him to write such dark and horrific works as a first person. Poe’s died on October 7, 1849 and his death was also mysterious like his works. Nobody knew the reason