Edgar Allen Poe

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This is written as a speech in which I am Edgar Allen Poe.

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore-

While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly I heard a tapping,

As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.

" 'Tis some visitor," I muttered, tapping at my chamber door-

And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain

Thrilled me- filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;

So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating

" 'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door-

Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door;-

Presently my soul grew stronger, hesitating then no longer,

"Sir," said I "or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore;

But the fact is I was napping and gently you came rapping,

And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door,

That I scarce was sure I heard you" -here I opened wide the do

That was the beginning of my most famous poem, "The Raven." I also wrote The Tell-Tale Heart and "The Pit and the Pendulum." I had a horrible time on this earth and a very short one, but I ended up being known as not only one of the most famous American poets but also the father of the murder mystery. Oh well, I'll start from the beginning.

A year earlier I had joined the army and ended up stay there for two years, which helped me to join West Point in 1830, but stopped after John Allen's continued lack of financial support.

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Approximate Word count = 706
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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