MISC
The Monkey's Paw
Figurative Language
Vocabulary
Edgar Allen Poe
100

Writer of Romeo & Juliet.

Who is William Shakespeare? 

100

The item in the short story that grants 3 wishes.

What is the Monkey's Paw

100

A feeling of excitement or anxiety about what might happen next.

What is suspense?

100

A verb that means to escape secretly. 

What is abscond? 

100

Name of the woman the narrator is mourning in "The Raven".

Who is Lenore?

200

Part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea?

What is a noun?

200

The name of the Sergeant who gifts the Paw to the Morris'. 

Who is Sergeant Major Morris?
200

This is when the audience knows something a character does not.

What is Dramatic Irony?

200

A verb that means to approach someone and speak to them in a bold, aggressive manner.

What is accost? 

200

The man Montresor wants revenge against. 

Who is Fortunado? 

300

Sets the story in motion.

What is the inciting incident?

300
The first wish made by Mr. Hebert.

What is 200 pounds? 

300

This literary element describes the feeling a reader gets from a story.

What is mood?

300

An adjective that means huge or very great in size.

What is colossal? 

300
The bird says repeatedly throughout the poem "The Raven."

What is nevermore?

400

The central message or lesson of a story. 

What is theme?

400

An object believed to have magical powers.

What is a talisman? 

400

Term for a hint about something that will happen later in a story.

What is foreshadowing?

400

A verb that means to remain motionless or concealed.

What is repose?

400

The main theme of "The Cask of Amontillado". 

What is Revenge can lead to terrible things, Revenge is all consuming?

500

The main claim or argument of an essay.

What is a thesis statement? 

500

The author of The Monkey's Paw.

Who is W.W. Jacobs

500

A story describes a dark, empty house with creaking floors and distant footsteps. This mood is. 

What is. . . spooky, eerie, frightening, scary. 

500

A noun that means punishment for doing something wrong.

What is retribution? 

500

Type of literature is Poe most famous for writing.

What is gothic literature? 

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