ATIVIDADES 1) Leia o texto e grife as palavras cognatas. (Co...

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1. Leia o texto e grife as palavras cognatas. (Cognatas são palavras que são parecidas em inglês e português) BIOGRAPHY (Biografia): Edgar Alan Poe was born in 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States. He was the second of three children, David and Elizabeth, his parents, were actors. His father abandoned the family in 1810, and his mother died the following year. He was an orphan at the age of three, but he was taken in by a wealthy uncle in Richmond, Virginia. In 1827, he entered the University of Virginia. In 1827, he entered the University of Virginia. In 1827, he entered the United States Military Academy at West Point, but he was again forced to leave for lack of financial support. From 1831 to 1835, Edgar Alan Poe lived in Baltimore, where his father had been born. It was also during this time that he began to devote his attention to writing. In 1836, he married his cousin Virginia. She was only 13 years old. In 1847, at the age of 24, Virginia passed away, overcome by grief following her death. Poe's own health and struggling with financial problems. He was an American writer, poet, critic and editor best known for evocative short stories and Virginia, who became his literary inspiration as poets that captured the imagination and interest of readers around the world. He died in 1849. Poe's work as a writer, poet, and a critic had a profound impact on American and international literature. His work is often cited as one of the originators of both horror and detective fiction. Many anthologies credit him as the "architect" of the modern short story. Available at : https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/edgar-allan-poe