How does the first person point of view help to create suspense? ( no textual evidence required)
First person point of view gives the reader the narrators perspective on everything allowing the reading to see what the narrator is going through first hand.
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On page 293 when the narrator opens his eyes, what does he see? How does this help to create suspense?
darkness; the narrator doesn't know what is happening around him.
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After the narrator trips what does he find (page 295)?
a circular pit
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"In the center yawned the circular pit from whose jaws I had escaped" is an example of what literary device? How do you know?
personification: Gives an inanimate object human like qualities.
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Looking at the 2nd and 3rd paragraphs on page 300, what does the passage tell you about the narrator?
He is resourceful, determined, disciplined, and desperate.
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In the beginning of the story, readers immediately find out that the protagonist is sentenced to _____________.
Death
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On page 293 Explain the "fearful idea [that] drove the blood in torrents upon [the narrator's] heart".
He thought he was in a tomb
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How does the opening and closing of the door create suspense (page 295)?
He knows someone is watching him. They assumed it was him who fell into the pit.
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On page 297, What symbol does Poe use to describe his tormentors?
demons
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What is he in fear of, worse than death? (page 300)
the unknown
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Who are the "black-robed" judges?
The Spanish Inquisition
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What is the narrators greatest fear?
Being put in a tomb to die.
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What does the falling piece of stone serve as a symbol for the narrator's fate?
It could have been him falling and he would be dead.
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The phrase "damned spirit" has symbolic meaning (what happens to a person's spirit after he or she dies). What might the tiger symbolize on page 298?
the approach of death
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What happens once he escapes?
The walls heat up and close in.
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What do the black robes symbolize?
black symbolizes death
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On page 294, why does the narrator tear the hem off of his robe?
To mark his spot
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Setting: Now that the narrator sees his surroundings clearly, what impact does the setting have on him?
He is even more horrified by the images.
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When the narrator says "I would have seized and attempted to arrest the pendulum. I might as well have attempted to arrest an avalanche" (page 298) What does he mean by this?
He is referring to the hopelessness of the situation.
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What/Who does General Lasalle symbolize?
God/forgiveness
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On page 290 , the narrator is losing himself into the darkness. What does this mean?
he is fainting
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How big does he think the dungeon is?
50 yards in circuit
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What is painted on the ceiling (page 296)? What does it symbolize?
a painted figure of time; time is running out.
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Where was the pendulum designed to hit the narrator? (page 298)