1.Who were Poe siblings? 2.Who became the guardian or foster parents of Poe's siblings? 3.What city did Poe's foster parents live in? 4.When did Poe add Allan to his name? 5.When did Edgar begin writing poems? 6.After Edgar could not find work, what did he do? 7.Why did Edgar go to West Point? 8.Why was Poe fired from his job as an assistant editor? 9.Why did Poe not become rich as an editor? 10.What kind of stories did Poe write? 11.What poems gave him his fame? 12.Who was Mrs. Maria Clemm? 13. Mrs. Jane Stanard was the mother of one of Poe's playmates or friends. What did he write inher memory? 14.Identify the poem Poe wrote for his wife? 15.What do the women in Poe's life have in common?

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Answers

www.eapoe.org for one site on biography and references to web and print resources as well. As for #13 "To Helen"(the short one) was originally in memory of Mrs. Stanard #14 although not identified as such "Annabel Lee" and "Ulalume" for sure. The common theme of Poe's earlier poetry came tragically embodied in Virginia's death. The women in Poe's life were connected to him but things got in the way on some level, even if it were preature death, lack of connection to his art or love.

-- Anonymous, January 31, 2002