The Tell Tale Heart
Why does the narrator want to kill the old man?
He hates the old man's vulture eye.
What is Amontillado?
A fancy kind of wine.
What time of day and year is it when the poem begins?
Midnight in December
Boom, sizzle, and hiss are what kind of figurative language?
onomatopoeia
What three things can a fragment be missing?
Either the subject, the predicate, or a complete thought
How many nights does the narrator spy on the old man before he finally kills him?
He kills him on the eighth night.
Why does Montresor want to kill Fortunato?
Fortunato has insulted him.
What is the raven specifically sitting on?
A bust (statue) of the goddess Pallas (Athena) over the door.
"Sally sells seashells by the sea shore" has what kind of figurative language?
alliteration
What does a complex sentence have?
a dependent clause and an independent clause
What causes the old man to wake up?
The narrator's hand slips on the lantern and makes a sound.
What does Montresor's family motto Nemo me impune lacessit mean?
No one attacks me without penalty
What is nepenthe?
A drug someone drinks to forget things.
"Sid was king of the playground" is what kind of figurative language?
metaphor
What does a compound sentence have?
At least two complete sentences.
Why do the police end up coming to the old man's house?
A neighbor reports they heard screaming.
How does Montresor manage to wall Fortunato up?
Because Fortunato was drunk, he is caught by surprise when Montresor chains him up
Why does the narrator eventually want the raven to leave?
The raven is telling him things he doesn't want to hear--he will never see Lenore again, even in heaven, and he will never forget her or lose the pain of missing her
"The sun smiled down at me from over the tops of the trees" is an example of what kind of figurative language?
personification
What is the difference between a clause and a phrase. Both are groups of words.
a clause has a subject and a verb, but a phrase does not
What is the name of the law that determines sanity/insanity?
The M'Naghten Rule
What does In pace requiescat mean?
Rest in peace
What is the "Night's Plutonian Shore?"
The underworld-the place where people go when they die
"What I'm trying to define with my mind" is an example of what figurative language?
assonance
Name three ways you can correct a run-on with two complete sentences.
Put a period between the two sentence
Use a semi-colon
Use and comma AND a conjunction together to combine the sentences