Poe published many pieces of writing throughout his life, but his major accomplishments and works are what many people recognize or know about today. His more well-known pieces all have a different, yet haunting theme in them, and they are all filled with many examples of symbolism. In the late 1830s, Poe published "Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque", which was a collection of many stories containing some of his most haunting stories of all time. This included "The Fall of the House of Usher," "Ligeia" and "William Wilson", and many more which moved many of his rapid readers. This collection gave such a rise of popularity for him, that he won a literary prize in 1843 for one of his stories, "The Gold Bug", which was a vastly praised and suspenseful tale about hunting treasure. Also in that year, he published "The Tell Tale Heart", which is one of his most popular stories ever.
All of his stories were not horror, he had a detective-fiction story called "The Murders in the Rue Morgue.", which he released in 1841.
In 1845 though, after he moved to New York, he became what many experts say, the most talented and popular writer of the time, with his release of the intriguing poem, "The Raven." This poem was probably one of the best ones of his entire career, with its exploration of some of his common themes, which were death and loss. This poem was written after the loss of his wife, and in this story, the narrator is grieving over the loss of his love, Lenore. A raven appears and continuously repeats the word, "Nevermore." It shows that his wife love will return, nevermore. Poe wrote this poem about Virginia, his wife, who died of tuberculosis in 1847, which caused him so much grieving and sadness.
And if that much stress was not enough, that very year, he was criticized very harshly by another poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. But Poe didn't let him get to his fame, and accused Longfellow of plagiarism, which got him his payback. He also fell very ill during this time, which slowed down his writing, but never reduced the quality of it.
In conclusion, Poe became a very successful writer in his career, gaining fame and popularity from his stories and poems. The stories and poems mentioned are only a few of the many poems this brilliant writer wrote.
All of his stories were not horror, he had a detective-fiction story called "The Murders in the Rue Morgue.", which he released in 1841.
In 1845 though, after he moved to New York, he became what many experts say, the most talented and popular writer of the time, with his release of the intriguing poem, "The Raven." This poem was probably one of the best ones of his entire career, with its exploration of some of his common themes, which were death and loss. This poem was written after the loss of his wife, and in this story, the narrator is grieving over the loss of his love, Lenore. A raven appears and continuously repeats the word, "Nevermore." It shows that his wife love will return, nevermore. Poe wrote this poem about Virginia, his wife, who died of tuberculosis in 1847, which caused him so much grieving and sadness.
And if that much stress was not enough, that very year, he was criticized very harshly by another poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. But Poe didn't let him get to his fame, and accused Longfellow of plagiarism, which got him his payback. He also fell very ill during this time, which slowed down his writing, but never reduced the quality of it.
In conclusion, Poe became a very successful writer in his career, gaining fame and popularity from his stories and poems. The stories and poems mentioned are only a few of the many poems this brilliant writer wrote.