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Edgar Allan Poe vs. Walt Whitman Victoria Robertson

Prize Fight Begins!

Authors’ Style Poe Uses a lot of figurative language Catches the readers attention with his rhyme schemes Narrative style 4.5 Whitman Free verse Not much figurative language Simple/natural style with no rhyme or meter 2

Biography Poe Married his 13 yr. old cousin (nasty but catches your attention) Very poor Didn’t have parents 4 Whitman 2 nd of 9 children Never married Many deaths in his family 3

Theme Whitman had a philosophy for life Into nature Between transcendentalism and realism 4 Poe Gothic and Dark Romanticism Seen the dark side of nature and everything he wrote dealt with death 5

Easy to Understand Poe Hard to understand Very large vocab Talks in circles at times and too many details 2 Whitman Easier to grasp what is being said Straightforward More modern language 3

Legacy Poe Very well known today Has muesums Readers love his work especially the Raven 5 Whitman Father of free verse Not as well known Good poet 4

Poe Wins With a score of 20.5

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