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Corrections To Poe's The Raven

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Directions: Make corrections to the text. One of the most popular American poems, "The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe, was published on January 29, 1845. “Once upon a midnight dreary," the poem begins. That poem brought fame to its author, but it did not bring riches. Did you know that Poe was paid just $15 for his masterpiece! Each year in Baltimore, Maryland, a mysterious visitor leaves roses at Poe’s grave on the eve of his

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