Edgar Allan Poe was known as the "Master of the ______."
Macabre
I, I, I, don't believe you. An unreliable narrator in any story told from this point of view.
First Person
A plot pyramid is essentially this recorded sequence of events.
Time line
What type of figurative language:
It is raining cats and dogs.
Idiom
I, Me, My and yes I was there!!!
First Person
How many colored rooms are in The Masque of the Red Death
7
A character that fits a typical description is called a/an
a very typical example of a certain person or thing.
She is believed to have inspired most of Poe's works. She suffered from tuberculosis for several years, was Poe's cousin and wife. Her name was ___________.
Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe
The narrator in The Tell Tale Heart decides to kill the old man because of this creepy body part.
His eye.
Everybody was sitting quietly at lunch. Dr. Henry's table was the best at Landings. Suddenly Ms. Heidrich shouted "Food Fight," and it all started.
Inciting Incident
What type of figurative language:
I heard the bag of jelly beans calling my name.
Personification
only tell me what you saw, heard, (okay smelled and tasted too)
3rd Person Objective
Who is the protagonist in Masque of the Red Death
Prince Prospero
Poe is buried in this city; it is home to a sports team named after one of Poe's poems.
Baltimore
This was the reason the 3 officer's of the law knocked on the door of the narrator in the middle of the night.
A report of screams
Rudy was practicing for 2 years - getting clobbered at practice. Then the coach said "Rudy, suit up. You're no longer on the practice team. Today you're playing." Rudy was no long a tackling dummy, now his story took a turn and he was a starter.
Climax
What type of figurative language:
Onomatopoeia
3rd Person Omniscient
An author may use these two types of symbolism to connect symbols to the theme...name both types.
Projected and Intended
Poe's best known works in these two genres: One being Gothic, and the other this _____________, which was Poe's response to transcendentalism which he strongly disliked.
Dark Romanticism
This sounded like a watch that was enveloped in cotton.
The old man's heart beat.
man vs man
man vs nature
man vs society
The more of these in this section, the better.
Rising Action
Religious pendants like a cross or the Star of David
Symbols
if you add a little vanilla extract, your pancakes will taste delicious.
2nd Person
What is Poe trying to symbolize when be break 1 hour into 3600 seconds?
time and life is slowly ticking away
How did Edgar Allan Poe die?
No body knows.
Many theories have gone unproven.
The narrator called it "an over-acuteness of the senses." The readers most likely called it this?
Madness, crazy, insane
To tie up the loose ends.
There may even be a surprise ending.
Denouement
Motif -
a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition.
The main difference between the 1st person narrator and the third person narrator is ....
I know who the 1st person narrator is.
They are in the story.
They by definition can be unreliable.
A set of recognizable symbols whose meanings combine to convey a message - literally and symbolically...often used in political cartoons.
Allegory