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Edgar Allan Poe and His Unique Writing Style

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Edgar Allan Poe is a unique writer with a truly unique writing style, which he displays in his work “The Raven”. Edgar Allan Poe has had a huge influence on American literature. He is often given credit for inventing the modern detective story, but his story and poems consist of much more than just a single genre. His seventy plus works consist of mystery and science fiction. His intention with his many works was to have a large range of genres. Poe’s life had a strong influence in his works.
Edgar Allan Poe was born into poverty on January 19, 1809 in Boston. Poe’s family life was extremely complicated. His father abandoned his family and his career in law in order to pursue a career an acting career. Poe was later orphaned at age three. The cause of his mother’s untimely death was tuberculosis. She left behind three children who were soon divided into three different families (Werlock, Abby).
Following his mother’s death Poe was placed into the care of John and Fanny Allan, who baptized him Edgar Allan Poe, but never legally adopted him. They lived in England for five years and later moved back to the United States. Poe and Mr. Allan never got along, especially when Poe attended the university of Virginia and developed a pretty bad gambling habit. Allan cut Poe’s financial support, therefore leading Poe to drop out of school and enlist in the army. This is when he published his first collection “Tamerlan and Other Poems.” Poe was then Honorably discharged and attempted admittance to the United States Military Academy but was soon kicked out for refusing to follow orders (Werlock, Abby).
Poe then moved to New York City, where he published his third collection. Shortly after he moved in with his aunt in Baltimore and continued to ...

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