User:Qazstem22128/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Edgar Allan Poe

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I will be reading Poe's short story "Murders in the Rue Morgue" next week for my English class. Before reading this article, I have only vaguely heard of Poe's life and works, so I wanted to expand my understanding of these two categories.

Evaluate the article
This article is effective in detailing Edgar Allan Poe's life and works. The lead section begins with an introductory sentence that concisely explains who he is and what he is best known for. The rest of the lead section provides details that I have vaguely heard of before in short summaries of Poe, and this summary would be sufficient for readers searching for an overview of Edgar Allan Poe. The content of this page is consistently edited and reviewed, with the talk page primarily asking about specific dates and people that were not explained in the article. The talk page itself has been added to by users within the past couple days as of January 2023. The article maintains a neutral tone and represents information from a wide variety of sources that are easy to access. The article is supplemented with at least one image per section and are visually appealing. Something I noticed about this article is that the lead section mentions his creation of the detective fiction genre, yet the explanation of this topic is found in the "Legacy" section rather than the "Genres" section. I found this to be confusing and believe that readers looking to find more about his detective fiction writings would not have thought to search under "Legacy". Overall, this article covers all known aspects of Edgar Allan Poe's life, and aside from minor editing possibilities such as the location of small details and topics, it is an excellent source for others to learn more about Poe.