Early life
Where was Edgar Allan Poe born? (City and State)
Boston, Massachusetts
What was Poe's wife's name, and what was controversial about their marriage?
Virginia, she was his 13-year-old cousin.
What time of day does the poem take place?
Midnight.
What bothered the narrator about the old man?
His cataract eye.
What was the time period of the Romantic Era?
1800-1860s
Who took Poe in after he lost his parents?
John Allan
What did Poe lie about when he joined the army?
His name and his age.
What is the name of the narrator's lost love?
Lenore
How did the narrator kill the old man?
Suffocated him with his mattress.
Does Romanticism value society or nature more?
Nature
How did Poe lose his mother and father?
Mother died of tuberculosis. Father abandoned the family.
How did Virginia die?
Teburculosis
What is the Raven's only response to the narrator's questions?
Nevermore
Where did the narrator hide the old man's body?
Under the floorboards.
What are the two types of Romanticism?
Transcendentalist and Gothic/Dark Romantic
What 2 jobs did Edgar have after leaving university?
A clerk and a newspaper writer
What was Poe's breakthrough story?
The Raven
What does Nepenthe mean?
A potion used by the ancients to induce forgetfulness of pain and sorrow.
What animal did the narrator compare the old man's body part to?
Vulture
Is Edgar Allan Poe a Transcendentalist or a Gothic/Dark Romantic?
Gothic/Dark Romantic
What were the 3 reasons Poe left the university?
Debt from gambling, dumped by fiancé, and insufficient funds for school.
What did Poe have to do to leave the army?
Make amends with his foster father.
What does Seraphim mean?
one of the six-winged angels standing in the presence of God.
How did the narrator get caught for the old man's murder?
Confessed to the police.
When did New York City's Central Park open to the public?
1857