Characters
Describe the speaker:
The speaker is a sad, widower man missing Leonor
What is important about the title of the poem “The Raven”?
the Raven represents the loneliness
What kind of pets had the narrator in his childhood?
Birds, dogs, cats, gold-fish, rabbits, and small monkey.
What is the conflict in "The Raven"?
The loss of sweet Leonor
Describe the setting of the room:
dark, midnight, and dreary
What is the first black cat’s name
Pluto
What’s the topic of the Tell-Tale Heart?
The murder and madness
What kind of vice was developed by the narrator making ending his happy marriage?
Alcoholism
What is the central/primary purpose of the poem?
Missing Leonor
What time does the poem take place?
Midnight
What are the characters in the story “The Black Cat”?
Narrator, the Narrator's Wife, pluto, the Second Cat, the Policemen.
How is called in the story the eye of the old man?
“Vulture eye”
Why does the narrator hate his wife and end up killing her?
Because he was insane.
When the author first heard the “rapping at his chamber door,” who did he think was outside?
Some late-night visitor.
A jail cell
What was wife’s personality?
Quiet, sweet and noble wife
What is the theme of the story?
Guilt
Which physical deformation from the old man exerted obsession in the narrator?
How does the story start?
When the narrator is in his trial.
What happened to the first house where the couple lived?
Burned down
Who are the characters in the Tell Tale Heart Story?
The old man and the narrator
Which character elicits "superstition" as part of the theme?
The black cat
How did the narrator make disappear the body of the old man?
Chopping up into pieces the body and pulling down the floor to set it there.
What did the protagonist do to his wife and cat after killing her?
He knocked off the wall and put inside both
Give one reason for Poe to omit city, year, and month in the story...
contributes to creating a sense of mystery fitting for a horror story