edgar allan poe biography webquest. 1. name poe’s parents. elizabeth arnold poe david poe, jr. 2....
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Edgar Allan Poe
Biography Webquest
1. Name Poe’s parents.
• Elizabeth Arnold Poe • David Poe, Jr.
2. What was Poe’s mother’s profession when he was born?
• actress
3. What happened to Poe’s biological father?
• He abandoned the family
4. How old was Poe when his mother died?
• He was two years old.
5. Name his siblings.
• William Henry Leonard Poe and Rosalie Poe
6. What happened to Poe’s siblings after they were orphaned?
• They were sent to live with other families
7. How did Poe come to live with the Allans?
• John Allan was his godfather, and took him in when his mother died
• OR Fanny Allan helped nurse Eliza Poe on her deathbed
8. In what other countries did Poe live as a young boy?
• England and Scotland, 1815-1820
9. Reasons why Poe didn’t like himself as a young boy?
• John Allan neglected the family and also never formally adopted him.
• Fanny was frequently sick and didn’t stay the entire 5 years in England, leaving Poe in boarding school
10. Describe Poe’s relationship with John Allan.
• They argued often because Allan didn’t show affection and thought Poe’s sadness over this was thanklessness
11. What university did John Allan send Poe to?
• University of Virginia
12. What happened to Poe at that university?
• He lost a lot of money gambling because Allan didn’t give him enough for his expenses
13. How did John Allan react to Poe’s behavior at the university? • Allan wouldn’t let him continue studying there
14. What did Poe do for money after being pulled out of university?
• He enlisted in the army
15. After paying for Poe’s release from the Army, what did John
Allan do for Poe? • He helped Poe get a place at West Point
16. What finally ruined Poe’s relationship with Allan?
• Poe got himself expelled from West Point and wrote Allan an angry letter
17. Describe Poe’s relationship with Maria Clemm
• She was his aunt who took him in when his relationship with Allan broke down and she became like a mother to him.
18. Who did Poe marry and how old was she?
• his cousin Virginia Clemm (Maria’s daughter), who was only 13
19. Name some jobs Poe held.
• He edited a lot of magazines and wrote for newspapers while periodically publishing collections of short stories and poetry.
20. How successful was Poe at these jobs?
• Poe was good at his work, but his drinking got in the way and prevented him from keeping a job for very long
21. How successful was Poe in his writing career?
• 1833 MS. Found in a Bottle won $50 from a Baltimore weekly
• 1843 The Gold-Bug won $100 from the Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper
• “The Raven” brought him national fame • However, he never earned much money.
22. What bad habit did Poe have as an adult?
• drinking
23. What happened to Poe’s wife?
• died in January 1847 of tuberculosis
24. How did Poe die and at what age?
• Under mysterious circumstances – found in a pub and taken to a hospital
• Died alone five days later• Family wasn’t notified• Of drinking or heart failure (cause is unclear) • at age 40