Edgar Allan Poe: The Poet

A Man of Wonder

     Amazing poems, and amazing poet. All born on January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts found in the U.S. . For some people his poems were worth dying for! Where do you think he got his ideas. What in inspired him in other words? Take a guess. His family? The nature around him? Well, as he moved from place to place, devoting all his time on literature ,he stayed in Baltimore from1831 to 1835. There he got his inspiration from Virginia, his aunt's daughter. And then... all his work flew out of him like the sky not holding back any more and just letting the wind blow everything away with no authority and control. Now, there are stuff you may not know about Edgar Allan Poe. For instance, did you know he died a mysterious death. No one knows how he passed away. The last words he said were, " Lord, help my poor soul." Also, did you know that Edgar Allan Poe wrote at least 70 poems though not all of them were published. To end his life he died on 1849, a life living it to the fullest.

A Poem

     If you don't know any of Edgar's poems here's one for you below.

A Valentine

  For her this rhyme is penned, whose luminous eyes,
    Brightly expressive as the twins of Leda,
  Shall find her own sweet name, that nestling lies
    Upon the page, enwrapped from every reader.
  Search narrowly the lines!- they hold a treasure
    Divine- a talisman- an amulet
  That must be worn at heart. Search well the measure-
    The words- the syllables! Do not forget
  The trivialest point, or you may lose your labor
    And yet there is in this no Gordian knot
  Which one might not undo without a sabre,
    If one could merely comprehend the plot.
  Enwritten upon the leaf where now are peering
    Eyes scintillating soul, there lie perdus
  Three eloquent words oft uttered in the hearing
    Of poets, by poets- as the name is a poet's, too,
  Its letters, although naturally lying
    Like the knight Pinto- Mendez Ferdinando-
  Still form a synonym for Truth- Cease trying!
    You will not read the riddle, though you do the best you can do.

The message in the poem that the author is trying to say is that he likes her and this is his love poem to her. Him as in Edgar Allan Poe and her as in his wife. I chose to show you this poem because it showed uniqueness from the rest fir some reason. I read it before and I just think it is different. I can't relate to this poem because I don't have a love in my life yet. Maybe not for another 10 years or so. So absolutely no relation! Finally, I think the poem has a happy mood trying to bring happiness and affection to certain woman I think. I believe this because it is a Valentines poem so the poet may want to show respect and kindness toward it's "target".

Examples

Alliteration: scintillating soul

Personification: brightly expressive as the twins of Lida

Repetition: Of poets, by poets- as the name is a poet's, too

Rhyme Scheme: a ,b ,a ,c ,d, e, d, f, g, h ,I ,g ,j ,k ,j ,l ,m ,n ,m ,l

This is a poem with rhythm and rhyme endings. I can tell because after looking at the rhyme scheme many letters repeat.

Your Turn

     Now it's your turn. Did I miss anything? Were there any alliterations, repetitions, or any other figurative language such as imagery in the poem that I missed? If so please post I in the comments below. Also, you could check the link below to see anymore poems Edgar Allan Poe wrote. Well, that's all folks! Peace!


http://www.poetryloverspage.com/poets/poe/poe_ind.html

Iceland is Awesome!

Iceland!

     Ever been on island. Well, if you read the title you probably know that I'm talking about Iceland, the 18th biggest island on the planet. If you don't know where it is it lies in the North Atlantic Ocean, home to about 320,000 people. However, most of the population lies in the southwestern part of Iceland where the capital city of Reykjavi is. The rest is randomly placed throughout the rest of the island. And how big do you think it is? 20,000 square miles? 60,000? Nope! The correct answer is 40,000 square miles. Also, how cold do you think Iceland is on average? Maybe 0 degrees farenhiet. Or possibly -30 degrees farenheit. Doesn't that sound reasonable? Well, you are...( drum roll:dum dum dum dum)...wrong! It may even be warmer than New Jersey in the winter. How could this be true you ask? I mean Iceland is at the tip of the Artic Circle. Well, the Gulf Stream brings heat to the whole island making it a cozy place to be. This also helps with the ice in the costal line. Now there will be no ice just tumbling on to shore or freezing all the water on the coast. Iceland, don't fear, for the Gulf Stream is here!

How I feel?

     "Let me help you with that." Oh I'm sorry I was just booking my friend a ticket to Iceland. I told him all about my blog and he just had to take a vacation there. I'm just helping him pack his clothes. "Peace Albert!" So where were we. Oh yeah, I was talking about how good Iceland is. My words about it: great place, wonderful scenery, nice climate, and just a nice island to be on. Next time your there just take some time do some of the stuff i said in this blog like visiting the scenery and/or maybe even taking a shower, getting in comfy clothes and wrap yourself in blankets, make some hot chocolate, and finally sit in front of the TV and just relaxing. Take my advice, you'll love it.

Your Turn

     You heard how I talked about the Gulf Stream and how it warmed up part of Iceland making the climate not so bad. Well, your assignment is to research another place related to this idea of a stream or other natural feature that affects the climate of a certain area. Please answer this in the comment section below. Remember, it's all up to you. Peace!