... had become a widow, and he tried to reunite with her. But this love interest again never had the chance to be fulfilled (Poe's Life). Poe was traveling from Richmond, Virginia to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania when he mysteriously disappeared for five days while stopping in Baltimore. "He was found ... . Although he is unable to recall exactly where he met her, he is able to describe her perfectly as very majestic and almost supernatural. Poe uses ghostly descriptions such as "incomprehensible lightness and elasticity of her footfall[,] [s]he came and departed as a shadow," "Marble hand ... P...

• Word Count: 3693
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School