Writer of Romeo & Juliet.
Who is William Shakespeare?
The item in the short story that grants 3 wishes.
What is the Monkey's Paw
A feeling of excitement or anxiety about what might happen next.
What is suspense?
A verb that means to escape secretly.
What is abscond?
Name of the woman the narrator is mourning in "The Raven".
Who is Lenore?
Part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea?
What is a noun?
The name of the Sergeant who gifts the Paw to the Morris'.
This is when the audience knows something a character does not.
What is Dramatic Irony?
A verb that means to approach someone and speak to them in a bold, aggressive manner.
What is accost?
The man Montresor wants revenge against.
Who is Fortunado?
Sets the story in motion.
What is the inciting incident?
What is 200 pounds?
This literary element describes the feeling a reader gets from a story.
What is mood?
An adjective that means huge or very great in size.
What is colossal?
What is nevermore?
The central message or lesson of a story.
What is theme?
An object believed to have magical powers.
What is a talisman?
Term for a hint about something that will happen later in a story.
What is foreshadowing?
A verb that means to remain motionless or concealed.
What is repose?
The main theme of "The Cask of Amontillado".
What is Revenge can lead to terrible things, Revenge is all consuming?
The main claim or argument of an essay.
What is a thesis statement?
The author of The Monkey's Paw.
Who is W.W. Jacobs
A story describes a dark, empty house with creaking floors and distant footsteps. This mood is.
What is. . . spooky, eerie, frightening, scary.
A noun that means punishment for doing something wrong.
What is retribution?
Type of literature is Poe most famous for writing.
What is gothic literature?