Fun Trivia : Poe, Edgar Allan

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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

Poe, Edgar Allan

What was Edgar's biological father's name?

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David.



Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and ______?

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weary. In Swedish, the first line of "The Raven" is, "Trött en natt jag satt och drömde vid en gammal bok, där glömde,..."



What's the title of the poem the line above is taken from?

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The Raven. Ravens are popular symbols in many cultures, including European and Native American cultures.



How old was Edgar when he entered the University of Virginia?

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17. The school was founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1825, the year before Poe started.



Where was Edgar born?

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Boston. Poe was born in Boston, but he lived in Richmond with his foster parents. Poe died in Baltimore in 1849.



What was the name of Edgar's first volume of poetry?

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Tamerlane. "Tamerlane and Other Poems" was published in 1827, Poe was just 18.



What poem is the line above ("How statue-like I see thee...") from?

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To Helen. Poems by Edgar A. Poe was published in 1831. The collection of poems included, "ISRAFEL" and "TAMERLANE."



Who envied the narrator and Annabel Lee?

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the angels. "The angels, not half so happy in Heaven, Went envying her and me":-



When did Edgar's wife die?

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1847. He married Virgina in 1835 (she was 13 and his cousin) and she died of tuberculosis in 1847. EAP died two years later.



'It was many and many a year ago, in a kingdom by the sea...' is the first line of what famous Poe poem?

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Annabel Lee.



'I say thee once -- once only -- years ago...' is the first line of a poem Poe dedicated to whom?

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Helen.



'Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and _____.' What word goes in the blank?

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Weary.



'A dirge for her the double dead, in that she died so young' is a line from a poem dedicated to whom?

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Lenore.



In what year did Poe publish his first volume of poetry?

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1827.



Although Poe wrote some wonderful poems, what literary genre is he considered the father of?

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Detective Story .



'A gallant knight...had journeyed long, singing a song, in search of _____?

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El Dorado.



'Lenore' had a poem all her own, but what other famous poem by Poe is she mentioned in?

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The Raven.



'No one in his time, put so much energy and insight into making his contemporary poets take their craft seriously' was said of Poe by whom?

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Auden.



What is the famous word said by the Raven?

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Nevermore .



'The ring is on my hand,' is the first line of which EAP poem?

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The Bridal Ballad. 'The Bridal Ballad' was first published in 'The Raven and Other Poems' (1845).



'Dim vales and shadowy floods-' is the first line of which EAP poem?

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Fairy-land. 'Fairy-land' was first published in 'Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems' in 1829.



'Beloved! amid the the earnest woes' is the first line of which EAP poem?

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To F---. 'To F--' was first published in 'The Raven and Other Poems' in 1845.



'Romance, who loves to nod and sing,' is the first line of which EAP poem?

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Romance. 'Romance' was first published under the section, Poems written in Youth, in 'The Raven and Other Poems' (1845).



'By route obscure and lonely' is the first line of which EAP poem?

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Dreamland. 'Dreamland' was first published in 'The Raven and Other Poems' in 1845.



'Ah, broken is the golden bowl! the spirit flown forever!' is the first line of which EAP poem?

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Lenore. 'Lenore' was first published in 'The Raven and Other Poems' (1845).



'Thou wast all that to me, love,' is the first line of which EAP poem?

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To One in Paradise. 'To One in Paradise' was first published in 'The Raven and Other Poems' in 1845.



'Because I feel that, in the Heavens above.' is the first line of which EAP poem?

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To My Mother. Edgar Allan Poe's mother died December 8, 1811 when he was just 2 years old.



'In Heaven a spirit doth dwell' is the first line of which EAP poem?

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Israfel. 'Israfel' was first published in 'Poems' in 1831.



'Hear the sledges with the bells - Silver bells!' is the first line of what poem by Edgar Allan Poe?

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The Bells . 'The Bells' was published in 'The Works of The Late Edgar Allan Poe', Volume II, 1850. Two months after his death.



'Twas noontide of summer, And mid-time of night,' is the first line of which EAP poem?

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Evening Star. 'A Dream' was first published in 'Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems' (1829).



'There are some qualities - some incorporate things' is the fist line of which EAP poem?

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Silence. 'Silence' was published in 'The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe', Volume II, 1850.