Poe's biological parents' careers were as ___________
What are traveling actors
100
After his mother died, Edgar was taken in and cared for by whom?
Who is Francis and John Allan?
100
This word means the repetition of a consonant sound within a line of poetry.
ex: Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream to dream before
What is alliteration?
100
Poe was 26 years old when he married Virginia; how old was Virginia?
What is 13 or 14 years old?
100
On the 8th night of sneaking in the old man's room, the old man __________________.
What is woke up?
200
Poe's mother died from _______________________.
What is tuberculosis or consumption?
200
When Poe returned to Richmond after being forced to leave college he went to visit Elmira Royster. He found out that she was _________________________
What is engaged to another man?
200
This word means to think about.
What is pondered?
200
__________________ was the girl who Edgar was engaged to before he left for the University of Virginia.
Who is Elmira Royster?
200
The narrator disposes of the old man's body __________________
What is under the floorboards?
300
Poe moved to Baltimore to live with _______________ and __________________
Who are Maria and Virginia Clemm, Poe's aunt & cousin?
300
To repay his debts from college, Poe had to work at John Allan's ____________________.
What is counting house?
300
This word means the repetition of vowel sounds within a line of a poem.
ex:THRILLED me FILLED me with fantastic terrors never felt before
What is assonance?
300
Virginia was his _____________
What is his first cousin and wife.
300
The sound that is being described in the following passage from the story is ___________________
"...now, I say, there came to my ears a low, dull, quick sound, such as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton."
What is a heart beating?
400
Poe tried to prove he was "tough" to his friends at school by ___________________.
What is swimming 6 miles in the river?
400
When Poe left Richmond, he continually wrote letters to ___________________ to let him know of his need for clothes, money and books
Who is John Allan?
400
This word means to ask for.
What is implore?
400
What did Virginia die from?
What is tuberculosis or consumption?
400
Put the following events from "The Raven" in order:
A. The raven comes in the chamber and perches above the narrator's door
B. The narrator yells at the raven to leave
C. The narrator questions whether the bird if natural or supernatural.
What is A, C, B
500
While home visiting from school, Poe looked up to ___________ as a mother figure and eventually developed feelings for her?
Who is Jane Stanard?
500
When Poe returned to Richmond after leaving college he went to visit Elmira. He found out that her dad __________________.
What is burned the letters he wrote to her?
500
This word means threatening; suggesting or implicating something bad is going to happen.
What is ominous?
500
What problems did Poe struggle with after Virginia's death?
What is depression, drugs, and alcohol?
500
Put the following events from "The Raven" in order:
A. The narrator whispers "Lenore" into the hallway
B. The narrator reads by the fire
C. The narrator hears something by the window and opens it.