Literary Devices/Elements
Identify the Literary Device:
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
"Death, in approaching him had stalked with his black shadow"
Personification
Poe attended what university?
UVA
(University of Virginia)
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
What is the reason the narrator for the narrator killing the old man?
The old man's eye bothered ("vexed") him
Which character enjoys walks with Mr. Utterson?
Mr. Enfield (distant cousin of Utterson)
Which personality becomes stronger in the text- Jekyll or Hyde?
Hyde
Identify the Literary Device:
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
"...for it was not the old man who vexed me, but his Evil Eye."
Alliteration
Following the death of his mother, who did Poe live with?
(You can give the family's last name.)
The Allan family
What motivates Montresor to vow to take revenge upon Fortunato?
Fortunato has insulted Montresor.
Who is the murder victim in the novella? Who murders this man?
Sir Danvers Carew; Hyde
Hyde's name was replaced with this man's name on Dr. Jekyll's will.
Identify the literary device:
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
"It was a low, dull, quick sound- much such a sound as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton"
Simile
What is one of Poe's vices (bad habit)?
Gambling
Drinking
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
Why couldn't the narrator kill the old man on the first night?
The eye was closed - the old man was sleeping
Chapter 2:What is the reason Dr. Lanyon and Dr. Jekyll's friendship ended?
Lanyon and Jekyll had a scientific disagreement. Jekyll became too fanciful and wrong in the mind as shown through his scientific notions.
Who says the following quotation?
"Ah, that's not Jekyll's voice - it's Hyde's! Down with the door, Poole!"
Dr. Lanyon states in Ch. 2 that he is no longer Dr. Jekyll's friend because of his strange medical ideas. This is a clue to the future experiment that Dr. Jekyll attempts to separate his personalities.
This is an example of what type of literary device?
Foreshadowing
Poe lost many women in his life to what disease?
Tuberculosis
Why does Montresor repeatedly warn Fortunato about the bad air in the vaults?
A. He is sincerely concerned about Fortunato's well being.
B. He wants to make sure that Fortunato does not suspect him.
C. He hopes Fortunato will prevent him from committing the planned murder.
D. He wants to warn Fortunato that his death is near
B. He wants to make sure that Fortunato does not suspect him.
What is the purpose behind Jekyll's experiments?
To split a person's good/bad side so a person has a choice on which side they would like to focus on
Who says the following quotation? What is significant about this quotation?
"There's a rather singular resemblance. The two hands are in many points identical, only differently sloped."
Mr. Guest
He is pointing out that Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde's handwriting is similar other than the slope. This leads Utterson to consider how Jekyll may have forged this letter for Hyde.
Identify the Literary Device:
Hint- there are two possible answers
"The Cask of Amontillado"
"'I drink...to the buried that repose around us.'" Then Montresor says, "'And I to your long life.'"
Verbal Irony: Discrepancy between what is said and what is meant
Alliteration
Which writing brought overnight fame to Poe?
"The Raven"
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
What is the narrator's strongest sense?
Hearing
Hint: He is hearing voices.
"I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell."
What individual is Hyde's face compared to?
The devil/Satan
Provide one of the three documents that Utterson finds in Jekyll's laboratory in Chapter 8 after breaking down the door.
Hint: Make sure you know what they are.
1)Jekyll’s will
The will has changed from Hyde to Utterson.
2) Brief note from Dr. Jekyll
◦The brief letter says that Jekyll has disappeared and Utterson should read the third enclosed document for why. He also says that Utterson should read Lanyon’s account first before reading Jekyll’s.
◦Utterson currently has Lanyon’s account in his safe.
3) Jekyll’s confession