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For Poe-Everything Was Nevermore

Some people always look at the bad side of things instead of the good side. This is called pessimism. Edgar Allan Poe could be recognized as the king of pessimism. He is known for his tales of the mysterious and macabre. His dark and twisted works are filled with pessimism. Poe was a person who had faced many troubling experiences throughout his life. To escape from his saddened world, Poe drank and wrote short stories and poems with a pessimistic outlook. Being a pessimist is what made Poe such a great and creative writer. He brought out his dark side in his work. It seems that all of his stories and poems are laced with pessimism. Pessimism was like Poe's warm blanket. He had a sad life, which definitely contributed to his writing. Poe's poem "The Raven" greatly reflects his own life and his feelings after the death of his wife Virginia.
Of Poe's entire life "The Raven" is said......

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