Picture this: it’s a dark and stormy Friday night; your parents are out of town. You decide to pop some popcorn and turn on a classic scary movie. The opening credits role, and the first scene fades from black. From behind your blanket shield, you hear a narrator begin to speak in a deep, mysterious tone. “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary…” Sounds spooky, right? This isn’t your ordinary horror film. It’s actually a poem, written by none other than Edgar Allan Poe. I know what you’re thinking; nothing is scary about a poet. Well, then you’ve never read an Edgar Allan Poe piece. You may be thinking that a writer from the 1800’s is not for you, but here is why you’re wrong:
1. Poe’s writing can be scarier than your favorite horror films today. His tales and poems start at scary and go to just straight terrifying. Ever heard of “The Cask of Amontillado”? It’s a …show more content…
Poe’s writing is “#relatable,” as the teens say. I’m sure we’ve all read “The Raven” at one point or another in our educational careers. But, did you know that it was actually written about one of Poe’s many long lost loves, Sarah Elmira Royster? Reread it and you’ll find that “Le Nore” is actually Sarah and the emptiness he hears in return is the pain he felt when she was gone. And if we’re being honest, we’ve all felt that way after a break up.
3. The morals and stories in general stick with you…forever. As previously stated, these pieces are quite spooky. Because of this, they will stay in your mind, almost permanently. The moral of “Hop-Frog” is to treat others as you want to be treated, or it might come back to burn you…literally. The moral of “The Tell Tale heart” is to do what is write, or it will drive you to insanity. The list goes on and on!
4. Poe’s works are actually quite funny, in a dark, cynical way. With the story of “Hop-Frog,” the poor dwarf is mistreated by his barbaric, animalistic superiors. Therefore, the dwarf seeks revenge by turning them into just
1. Poe’s writing can be scarier than your favorite horror films today. His tales and poems start at scary and go to just straight terrifying. Ever heard of “The Cask of Amontillado”? It’s a …show more content…
Poe’s writing is “#relatable,” as the teens say. I’m sure we’ve all read “The Raven” at one point or another in our educational careers. But, did you know that it was actually written about one of Poe’s many long lost loves, Sarah Elmira Royster? Reread it and you’ll find that “Le Nore” is actually Sarah and the emptiness he hears in return is the pain he felt when she was gone. And if we’re being honest, we’ve all felt that way after a break up.
3. The morals and stories in general stick with you…forever. As previously stated, these pieces are quite spooky. Because of this, they will stay in your mind, almost permanently. The moral of “Hop-Frog” is to treat others as you want to be treated, or it might come back to burn you…literally. The moral of “The Tell Tale heart” is to do what is write, or it will drive you to insanity. The list goes on and on!
4. Poe’s works are actually quite funny, in a dark, cynical way. With the story of “Hop-Frog,” the poor dwarf is mistreated by his barbaric, animalistic superiors. Therefore, the dwarf seeks revenge by turning them into just