| Term | Definition |
| who was Edgar Allan Poe | a writer |
| when was poe born | january 19, 1809 |
| where was poe born | boston, MA |
| what did poe's parents do for a living | they both acted |
| when did poe become and orphan | 3 |
| what was his dads name | david |
| what was his moms name | eliza |
| what did poe's mom die of | tuberculoses |
| what's another name for tuberculoses | consumsion |
| when did poe's dad leave the family | when poe was 1 |
| how many sibling did poe have | 2 |
| what were his siblings | boy and a girl |
| who was poe taken in by | john and frances allan |
| what did john allan do for a living | tobacco merchant |
| where did they live | richmond, VA |
| when did poe go to the university of VA, and how old was he | 1826, 17 |
| poe soon owed money then started to?? | gamble and drink |
| in 1827 where did poe go after getting taken out of school? | Boston |
| what did he do in boston | he persuaded to be a writer |
| what did he write in boston | tamerlane and other poems |
| what did he put his name under at boston | bostonian |
| what did he go under in the army | edgar a parry |
| when did mrs allan die of tuberculoses | 1829 |
| where did poe live while waiting to go to an army school | Baltimore MD |
| who did poe live with in Baltimore | aunt maria clemm |
| in 1833 what poem did poe write for $50 | massage found in a bottle |
| who did poe marry that was only 13 | Virginia |
| in 1841 became editor of what | the gentleman's magazine |
| narrative of Arthur Gordon | 1838 |
| fall of the house of usher | 1839 |
| murder in the rue morgue (the first detective story) | 1843 |
| the gold bug | 1843 |
| when did Virginia poe die | january 30, 1847 |
| 1849 got engaged with | elmira shelton |
| where did poe disappear | baltimore |
| when did poe die | october 7, 1849 |
| the dark side of human experience | gothic |
| what did poe study | criminal mind |