Answer:
Poe was influential because he wrote stories that were past the standards and expectations of society in writing.
Explanation: Poe has written many fine stories in his lifetime such as the Raven and The Tell Tale Heart. However, the society and era Poe lived in believed in prim and proper writings. Poe went against that by writing about gruesome topics such as murder and loneliness. Poe was hated in his time because he was different from the rest of the writers but after his death people started to love his writing and finding satisfaction in the hidden truths of Poes man fine tales.
