Which fact best supports the claim Edgar Allan Poe's major works reflect the hardships he experienced in his real life?

Select one:

a. Poe was not just a writer; he was also an editor and well-known literary critic.

b. Just as women often die in his works, Poe lost his mother and wife.

c. He is considered the father of the detective story.

d. Poe died of unknown causes at the age of 40.

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Kenyon

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14 June, 18:55

Which fact best supports the claim Edgar Allan Poe's major works reflect the hardships he experienced in his real life?

Select one:

a. Poe was not just a writer; he was also an editor and well-known literary critic.

b. Just as women often die in his works, Poe lost his mother and wife.

c. He is considered the father of the detective story.

d. Poe died of unknown causes at the age of 40.

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Reuben Willis · Answer 1

Who Was Edgar Allan Poe?

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, critic and editor best known for evocative short stories and poems that captured the imagination and interest of readers around the world. His imaginative storytelling and tales of mystery and horror gave birth to the modern detective story.

Many of Poe's works, including "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Fall of the House of Usher," became literary classics. Some aspects of Poe's life, like his literature, is shrouded in mystery, and the lines between fact and fiction have been blurred substantially since his death on OCT. 7th.

The answer is a. Poe was not just a writer; he was also an editor and well-known literary critic.