Edgar Allan Poe 1 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
When and where was he born? | January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachussetts |
When and where did he die? | October 7, 1849 in Baltimore, Maryland |
What were both of his parents' careers? | Actors |
When did Poe's father leave? | when he was 1 |
When did Poe's mom die? | when he was 2 |
Who did Poe's mother ask to take care of him when she died? | Fanny Allen |
What was John Allen? | a scottish tobacco merchant |
Where as Poe sent to school from 1815-1820? | England |
How did Fanny Alen die? | tuberculosis |
What college did John Allen send Poe to? | University of Virginia |
How much money did Poe owe from gambling? | $2000 |
What kind of prison was Poe sent to? | Debtor's prison |
Poe joins what? | the army |
What academy did he attend? | Westpoint Academy |
After leaving the army, what did he get a job as? | an editor |
While suffering depression, what wa Poe prescribed? | liquid opium |
Edgar Allan Poe lived to the age of | 40 |
Other than writing, what else would Poe have been great as? | an artist |
He published two books by the age of | 20 |
Who was Maria Clemm | Poe's aunt that he later lived with |
Poe was nicknamed "Tomohawk Man" for what? | his slashing criticism |
How old was his 1st cousin, Virginia, when he married her? | 12 |
Poe was the author of the fist kind of what story? | detective |
What poem did he write about tuberculosis? | Masque of the Red Death |
How long did Virginia fight tuberculosis before dying? | 5 years |
His most popular poem was | The Raven |
The Raven earned him how much money? | $14 |
The Raven projected what | his loss of Virginia |
What poem did he write to immortalize his bride? | Annabel Lee |
What were Poe's last words? | God help my poor soul |
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