What is one of edgar allan poe's lasting legacies?

a. he was america's first librarian. b. he is the father of the epic poem. c. he made the first horror film. d. he is the architect of the short story.

The correct answer is D. He is the architect of the short story.

Explanation:

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer and literary critic during the nineteenth century an author of poems and short story widely recognized such as "The Black Cat", "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Raven". Edgar Allan Poe became an important literary figure as he was one of the first writers to use short stories rather than novels and other types of literary works that were preferred in the past; also, Poe is considered as the inventor of detective fiction as most of his short story are based on them. Considering this, it can be said one of the most important legacies of Poe is that he is the architect of the short story as most of Poe's works are short stories and he was one of the first writers in doing this which allow him to explore and introduce multiple features to this type of literature works.

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