Intro/Gothic Lit
This is the true purpose of gothic literature.
To entertain readers.
This character is the antagonist.
Montressor.
This is the person the narrator is grieving in the poem.
Lenore.
This short story mirrors this major historical event.
The Black/Bubonic Plague.
This is the cause of death of Annabel Lee.
Poe explored this type of illness within gothic literature.
Mental illness.
Poe uses this technique to create suspense in "Cask."
Unreliable narrator.
"Pallas" and "Pluto" are included as part of this literary device.
Allusion.
This emotion primarily drives Prince Prospero's actions.
Pride.
This word means to sever, separate, or divide into parts, both physically and figuratively.
Dissever.
This city and state is the birthplace of Poe.
Boston, Massachusetts.
Motley.
What is the name of the main character in the poem?
No name - an unnamed narrator.
This room and color represents adolescence.
Green.
This symbolizes vast eternity and the passage of time, while also representing mortality and the profound barrier separating the living from the dead.
The sea.
This woman was Poe's first fiancee.
Elmira Royster.
This is a punishment inflicted as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.
Retribution.
These two elements contribute to the effect of repetition in "The Raven."
Shows importance, reveals the mental state of the narrator.
This is the inevitable truth at the end of the story.
No one can escape death.
To love Annabel Lee.
This is Poe's foster father's job title.
A wealthy tobacco merchant.
This is the translation of Montressor's family coat of arms.
"No one insults me with impunity."
This is an adjective used to describe the raven that is perched. It is also featured in a sentence of alliteration.
Ungainly.
This word can describe a sharp, tangy flavor in food, or a quality that makes something interesting or thought-provoking.
Piquancy.
This literary device is used to show how the wind that comes "chilling and killing" Annabel Lee transforms nature into an active, dark force, not merely weather, but a deadly agent of supernatural envy and destruction.
Personification.