Vocabulary
What is tone?
The author or narrator's feeling about a topic.
What type of literary device is this an example of (imagery, personification, simile, metaphor, foreshadow):
'Death, in approaching him had stalked with his black shadow before him, and enveloped the victim'
This is an example of personification.
Who did Edgar marry, and how old was she when they married?
He married his 13 year-old cousin.
What does the narrator visit his friend, Roderick Usher?
Usher sends him a letter asking that he come because is ill mentally and physically.
What is mood?
The feeling a reader gets when reading a story.
From whose perspective are both The Fall of the House of Usher and Tell Tale Heart told through?
They are both in first person narration.
What did Poe's parents do?
They were actors.
How did Roderick Usher die?
He died from fear after seeing that his sister was alive.
What does melancholy mean?
Melancholy means sadness.
What does the house in The Fall of The House of Usher symbolize?
The house symbolizes the Usher family.
What disease did Poe's mother and wife die from?
They both died from tuberculosis.
How did the narrator kill the old, and how did he dispose of the body?
He suffocated him, chopped his body up, and hid the pieces under the floor boards
What happened to the house at the end of the story?
The house collapsed.
Decay means to slowly become bad or weak or be destroyed .
What is the overall mood in both stories?
People say that Poe invented what type of stories?
People say that Poe invented the detective story.
How many nights TOTAL did the narrator spy on the old man at night?
8 nights (he spied on him for 7 and on the 8th the man awoke)
What type of relationship does lady Madeline have with Roderick Usher?
They are twins.
What does ghastly mean?
Ghastly means horrible and frightful.
What type of literary device is this?
"vacant eye-like windows”.
This is an example of personification.
He was in debt.
What symbolizes the narrator's guilt?
The beating heart symbolizes the narrator's guild.
What were the symptoms of Usher's illness?
He senses were stronger.