Greek Mythology
Son of Aphrodite (both names)
Who is Eros (Cupid)?
Age of Poe when his mother died
What is almost 3 (2 years old)?
The quote “when the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease - of the joy that kills” is from this story
What is "Story of an Hour"
The time period from 1150-1500 had this variation of the English language
What is Middle English?
93% of our speech is in this form
What is non-verbal communication?
The clay girl that Hephaestus made
Who is Pandora
Poe married this woman, his cousin
Who is Virginia or "Sissy?"
The quote "his eyes were remarkable for a certain hysterical brilliancy, and he continually used them in a conscious, theatrical sort of way" is from this story
What is "Paul's Case"
The time period from 1500-present day has this variation of the English language
What is Modern English?
This god seems to reappear throughout Greek mythology quite often to save the day
Who is Hephaestus (Vulcan)?
Was given a lyre from Apollo, the ability to spin from Athena, the ability to tend a garden from Demeter, a pearl necklace from Poseidon, and a golden box that she was never to open from Hermes
Who is Pandora?
Poe's biological parents had this occupation
What are actors?
The quote "the fury of a demon instantly possessed me. I knew myself no longer. My original soul seemed, at once, to take its flight from my body; and a more than fiendish malevolence, gin-nurtured, thrilled every fibre of my frame. " is from this story
What is "Black Cat"
The time period from 450-1150 had this form of the English language
What is Old English?
Poe was born on this day and year in Boston, Massachusetts
What is January 19th, 1809
The god of light, science, medicine, and god of the fine arts
Who is Apollo?
Poe accused this well-known writer of plagiarism
Who is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?
The quote "a fog rose over the valley, she saw it marching across the creek" is from this story
What is "Jilting of Granny Weatherall"
7% of our speech is in this form
What is verbal communication?
The quote "he certainly was a card!" is from this story
What is "Haircut"
Orpheus married this woman which the king of Athens chased after, from which she died
Eurydice
This genre of story Poe is credited with inventing
What is detective fiction?
The quote "ugh! ugh! ugh!—ugh! ugh! ugh!—ugh! ugh! ugh!—ugh! ugh! ugh!—ugh! ugh! ugh!" is from this story
What is "Cask of Amontillado"
The theory that language began from showing emotions
What is the Pooh Pooh theory?
The quote "a charity case, I suppose" is from this story
What is "Worn Path"