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The disease that took the life of many of the women Edgar Allan Poe loved and influenced much of his work was ______.
In his work, Edgar Allan Poe uses the color _____ to symbolize death.
Varying versions of _______ is a major theme in The Tell-Tale Heart, emphasized by the chilling maze of the narrator’s confused mind.
A major influence of Edgar Allan Poe was seeing his _______, an actress, perform as Juliet and kill herself only to come back to life
A major theme in both The Black Cat and The Tell-Tale Heart is _______.
The story, The Cask of __________, is told from the perspective of a man named Montresor who lures his victim, Fortunato, into the catacombs of his home and buries him alive.
The poem ________ Lee was written by Edgar Allan Poe after the death of his beloved wife, Virginia
Edgar Allan Poe changed to name of his story To Lenore to The _______ after meeting with famous author Charles Dickens.
The Raven, written by Edgar Allan Poe, is regarded as the first adult ________.
In his work, Washington Irving often uses the theme of awkward________ due to the fact that he never married.
Washington Irving's stories depict flawed _________.
The story The Black _______, written by Edgar Allan Poe describes an unnamed narrator who descends into maddnes and kills his pets and wife
The character Tom ________ from one of Washington Irving's stories ventures out into the woods where he meets the devil
Many of Washington Irving's characters have _______ needs
Edgar Alllan Poe uses _______ in his work symbolically.
All of Edgar Allan Poe's stories depict a _______ mood.
Washington Irving described New York as __________ based off a town in England that was legendary for the stupidity of its inhabitants
Washington Irving's story Rip Van Winkle was a rewritten ________ folklore.
Edgar Allan Poe's characters are often __________.
In The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving invented one of the most memorable characters in American literature, the superstitious schoolteacher _________ Crane.
Washington Irving was highly influenced by the culture and writing of ________.
Washington Irving was named after ________ Washington, who he wrote about.
Washington Irving's moniker Diedrich ____________ is said to be an attempt at some sort of narrative
Washington Irving's story Rip Van ________ describes a man who wonders into the woods and emerges twenty years later, not knowing that everything has changed
Washington Irving Influenced Nathaniel ____________, author of The Scarlet Letter.
The story The Tell-Tale _______ by Edgar Allan Poe describes a young man so vexed by an older man's eye that he murders him, only to begin hearing his heartbeat.
Edgar Allan Poe lost his mother at a young age and his adopted father showed apathy towards him, therefore many of his character have _______ problems
Many of Washington Irving's stories teach a _______ lesson
Washington Irving's stories often depict the protagonist meeting with a ________ being.
A reoccuring theme in Edgar Allan Poe's work is young, _______ women who refuse to stay dead

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