"The Tell-Tale Heart"
Why does the narrator murder the old man in "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
What is...he became obsessed with his "vulture eye"?
Who is the narrator mourning throughout "The Raven"?
Who is...Lenore?
According to the stanza below, why is Annabel Lee killed?
The angels, not half so happy in Heaven,
Went envying her and me—
Yes!—that was the reason (as all men know,
In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.
What is...the angels were envious of their love?
Why reasoning does Montresor give for murdering Fortunato?
What is...Fortunato insulted him?
What is the name of the literary element for the author's central message in a text?
What is...theme?
Through which character's storyline do we see the theme of madness develop in "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
What is...the narrator?
What word does the raven repeat throughout the poem?
What is..."Nevermore"?
What is one theme of "Annabel Lee"?
What is...eternal love OR obsession?
What are Fortunato's worst personality traits?
What is...proud and arrogant?
What is the part of a text where the conflict reaches its highest point? The turning point of a story?
What is...the climax?
What tone do we see in this passage?
I foamed—I raved—I swore! I swung the chair upon which I had been sitting, and grated it upon the boards, but the noise arose over all and continually increased. It grew louder—louder—louder! And still the men chatted pleasantly, and smiled. Was it possible they heard not? Almighty God!—no, no! They heard!—they suspected!—they knew!—they were making a mockery of my horror!
What is...frantic, paranoid?
What tone do we see in this passage?
“Be that word our sign of parting, bird or fiend!” I shrieked, upstarting—
“Get thee back into the tempest and the Night’s Plutonian shore!
Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken!
Leave my loneliness unbroken!—quit the bust above my door!
Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!”
Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”
What is...angry, desperate, frustrated?
What is the tone of the following quote?
For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
What is...romantic, loving?
What role does pride play in "The Cask of Amontillado"?
What is the word for the literary element for how the reader feels while reading a text?
What is...mood?
What is the climax of the story "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
What is...the narrator kills the old man?
What drives the narrator of "The Raven" mad?
What is...grief and/or sadness?
How does the speaker describe his love for Annabel Lee, compared to people in other relationships?
What is...their love is more intense than other loves?
What is the climax of "The Cask of Amontillado"?
What is...Montresor encloses Fortunato in the wall with bricks?
How would we categorize a character that isn't well developed but changes throughout a text?
What is...flat and dynamic?
How do we see the theme of guilt develop in "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
What is...the narrator eventually confesses to the crime of killing the old man.
What are two words from the following quote help create a dark, melodic tone for "The Raven"?
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary"
What are..."midnight, dreary, weak, weary"?
What role do angels play in the poem?
What is...the are jealous and take Annabel Lee away from him?
How would we categorize the character of Montresor in "The Cask of Amontillado"?
(think round, flat, static, and dynamic)
What is...round and static?
How would we categorize a character that is well developed but doesn't change throughout a text?
What is...round and static?