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Poe

Poe

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A 19th-century American writer known for dark, mysterious stories
  • proper noun
  • /poʊ/
: Poe
  • I love Edgar Allan Poe's poetry, I think it is so beautiful and so perfect for this time of year.
  • Edgar Allan Poe
  • Poe's tales
  • Poe's stories

But I mean, going back to Poe, I think you could say he was an outsider.

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Examples

  • Edgar Allan Poe is known for his dark and atmospheric poetry and stories.

  • In literature classes, we often analyze how Poe's themes of death and despair resonate with readers.

  • I must remind you, Mr Poe, every detail here is essential.

  • "What effect do you think the works of Poe would have on the insane?"

    Fiction book (1994)
  • According to Edgar Allan Poe, a great story has two elements.

  • Edgar Allan Poe, of course.

  • Our next chilling tale, The Tell-Tale Heart, was published in 1843, and written by that great American writer, Edgar Allen Poe.

  • Many students study the works of Poe for their unique explorations of the human psyche.

Synonyms

Edgar Allan Poe
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  • Literature
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An American writer and poet who wrote dark, mysterious stories and poems

is the shorter familiar form focusing on writer and poet only

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Poe is the family name of the American writer Edgar Allan Poe, famous for dark poems and strange stories. A helpful way to remember him is to think of 'poet' because he wrote poems and tales of mystery, so the name now brings to mind dark, mysterious writing.