Edgar Allen Poe

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passed away” (Biography.com). While he was in Virginia, John and Poe made up and John said he would be try to get him into West Point. After signing the papers for Poe to get into West Point, John decided not to pay for Poe anymore. “he was kicked out after a year for his poor handling of his duties” (Biography.com). Later in Poe’s life he was still broke and “living in poverty” (Biography.com). But later his poems started to get published and now his poems are loved all over the world. Most of Poe’s poems seem normal at first but later end in tragedy just like his life did.

All of these hardships that Poe dealt with throughout his life shaped Poe into the writer that we know and love today. Life is tough and we all have our own challenges to face but Poe got through his and now most of his poems are published. “All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream” (Poe). Poe was very inspirational to many.

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