Tell-Tale Vocab1
Tell-Tale Vocab 2
Lit Terms
Short Stories1
Short Stories2
200

all for nothing

vain

200

annoyed or bothered

vexed

200

using vivid details that relate to five senses

imagery

200

Name one conflict in "The Cask of Amontillado."

Man v Man- Montressor wants to kill Fortunato.

Man v Self- Montressor contemplates going through with his plan.

200

Give the full name of the author of our short stories.

Edgar Allan Poe

400

cleverly

cunningly

400

 kept from doing something

refrained

400

 to use objects to represent other ideas or concepts

symbolism

400

What two types of conflict can be found in "The Cask of Amontillado"?

man v man, man v self

400

What is the mood of "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

suspenseful, dark

600

to form an opinion or purpose

conceived

600

to see it before it happens

foresight
600

how the author creates an emotion or atmosphere for the reader

mood

600
Name one theme in "The Masque of the Red Death."

Money can't save you.

You can't escape death.

600

What is the conflict in "The Masque of the Red Death?" and what type of conflict is it?

Prince Prospero wants to escape the Red Death; man v nature

800

having deep insight of understanding

profound

800

boldness

audacity

800

the central idea of the story

theme

800

Explain how imagery creates a mood in the story.

creates vivid images to set the tone and create an atmosphere for the reader

800

What is the mood of "The Cask of Amontillado"? What details help you see that?

eerie, terrifying, suspenseful

piles of bones, burying him in a tomb, nitre hanging from ceiling, etc.

1000

sharp or severe if effect

acute

1000

ridicule or mockery

derision
1000

a story whose characters, settings, and plot events are all symbolic

allegory

1000

Name two symbols in "The Masque of the Red Death" and tell what each symbolizes.

see chart in packet

1000
Describe how the narrator's point of view establishes the mood.

the way he speaks builds suspense and gives us insight into his madness

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