... of Arthur Gordon Pym, of Nantucket, Never Bet the Devil Your Head, The Oblong Box, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Power of Words, A Predicament, The Scythe of Time, Shadow "A Fable, Some Words With a Mummy, The Spectacles, The Sphinx, The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether, A Tale of Jerusalem, A Tae of the Ragged Mountains, The Tell Tale Heart, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade, Three Sundays in a Week, and ... William Wilson. All of these poems and tales were written between the years 1827 and 1849. The tale The Fall of the House of Usher, wa...

• Word Count: 4073
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

... notion, which regarded all black cats as witches in disguise." (p.12) Even though the narrator denies this, much as the narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart" denies that he is insane, the reader becomes increasingly aware of his superstitious belief as the story progresses. Superstition has it that Satan and witches assume the form of black cats. For those who believe, they are symbols of bad luck ... in its own nature. Human nature is a delicate balance of light and dark, or good and evil. Most of the time this precarious balance is maintained; however, when there is a shift, for whatever r...

• Word Count: 4324
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... simultaneously stimulated his readers' mental, emotional, and spiritual feelings. Despite his surface simplicity, Poe's artistry can be appreciated only when a reader explores his use of literary devices. In "The Raven,"" the persona begins his tale in his home on a dark and gloomy December night in this paraphrase: Once, during a dreary midnight, while I pondered, weak and weary, over many amusing and peculiar forgotten folk ... somewhat louder than before (31-32). "Probably something is at my window alcove. Let me see, then, what it is, let my heart calm down, and explore this mystery...

• Word Count: 2508
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

... , and a younger sister named Rosalie Poe, who he was separated from at an early age after their mother's death. Poe's father deserted the family around the time of Rosalie's birth, leaving Poe's mother to take care of three children. Then in 1811, both David and Elizabeth Poe died of ... because of how life-like it looked. He reads the backstory to it and learns the disturbing tale of its origin. The women in the portrait's husband who was an artist did the painting, but as the painting was created and brought to life, the wife had the life literally drawn out of her, eventually leading t...

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