The Premature Burial
Edgar Allan Poe (1844)
A canonical Poe short suitable for close reading of tone, diction, symbolism, and point of view in middle-to-high school classrooms.
Quick Facts
- Grade band: Grades 7–10 (+11–12 depending on your classroom)
- Maturity: 5
- Reading stats:
- Accessible — FKGL: 4.8 | 1,198 Words
- Abridged — FKGL: 7.7 | 2,354 Words
- Original — FKGL: 10.8 | 5,469 Words
- Access status: Requires unlock