What does the speaker do in the poem "Annabell Lee" that shows it is a Dark Romantic poem?
What is lay with his dead love in her tomb.
100
In what ways is Poe a Dark Romantic writer?
What is his use of evil in every story. (i.e. He has Montressor kill Fortunado by leaving him walled up in catacombs.) He also has the madness of the human psyche in "The Tell Tale Heart," and he has the struggle of good verses evil in "The Fall of the House of Usher."
100
Using textual evidence, what three things contribute to Fortunado's death in "The Cask of Amontillado?"
What is the dampness of the catacombs, he's drunk, and he's sick.
200
Place and Year Poe died.
What is 1849 in Boston, Massachusetts.
200
How many nights did he look into the old man's room before killing him?
What is 8 nights.
200
What is the progression of the stanzas in the poem "The Bells?"
What is they go from light and happy to intense and dying.
200
What is a characteristic of Dark Romantic writing?
What is the horror of evil, the madness of the human psyche (mind), and the struggle between good and evil.
300
Who was Poe's wife?
Who is Virginia, his fifth cousin.
300
What did he do with the body?
What is chop it up and put it under the floor.
300
What is the eye a symbol for in "The Tell Tale Heart?"
What is the hatred the man had for the old man.
300
What movies can be categorized as Dark Romantic?
What are the SAW movies, Tim Burton movies, The Adam's family, The Amityville Horrow, Halloween, etc.
300
How old was Poe when he was adopted by John Allan?
What is 2.
400
Where does Poe get his middle name Allan from?
Who is his adopted father John Allan.
400
What characteristics of Dark Romanticism are displayed in this short story?
What is the madness of the human psyche and guilt.
400
What does the House symbolize in "The Fall of the House of Usher?"
What is the family Usher's bloodline coming to an end because of incest. The house is falling a part just as the family is.
400
What in Poe's life made him be a Dark Romantic?
What is losing his parents early in life, not ever having a father that loved him, and struggling with alcoholism.
400
What does the house look like in "The Fall of the House of Usher?"
What is decrepit, old, falling a part, creepy, like the windows are the eyes into the soul of the house,etc.
500
How did Poe die?
What is still a mystery to this day.
500
What makes the man tell on himself in "The Tell Tale Heart?"
What is the beating of his own heart, which is his guilt.
500
What can the bells symbolize in the poem "The Bells?"
What is emotion. They can also be Christmas time, a wedding day, war, and depression.
500
The Dark Romantic time period happened when and where?
What is America from 1800-1860.
500
What are two jobs that Poe had during his life?
What is join the military and write for a newspaper/magazine. Neither lasted long at all.