THE AUTHOR & STORIES
What is Poe's first name?
EDGAR
How does the narrator arrive at the house of Usher?
He arrives by horse
A style of architecture popular in 12th-16th century Europe with pointed arches and windows tall thin columns and high ceilings
GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE
Who does the narrator meet before arriving at Roderick's studio? (3 characters)
-a valet
-a servant
-a physician
When he sees his old friend, the narrator is
SHOCKED / AMAZED
What literary genre is Poe credited with pioneering?
THE GOTHIC
What prompted the narrator to go to the house of Usher?
He has received a LETTER
Who is supposedly the first author to write a gothic story → give the name of the author or the title of the story
"The Castle of Otranto" by Horace Walpole (1764)
Give another word for 'labyrinth'
a maze
Roderick's condition seems to be under the influence of ....
the HOUSE
In what year was "The Fall of the House of Usher" first published?
1839
What does the narrator notice on the façade?
He notices a FISSURE
Who painted "Le Désespéré"?
GUSTAVE COURBET (1843-45)
Roderick's studio is full of (2 answers)
books
musical instruments
Which literary device is a sign of something that will happen in the future
FORESHADOWING
Which animal(s) is/are also the title of some of Poe's short stories?
A Raven
A (black) cat
What is "l'étang" called?
THE TARN
What is the 'concept' that emerged in the Romantic period and is characterised by a sense of awe, wonder, and transcendence in the face of nature's grandeur, often evoking feelings of both terror and beauty?
THE SUBLIME
What is Roderick doing when the narrator enters the studio?
Roderick is lying on the sofa
Roderick's ghastly appearance recalls ..
SUPERNATURAL CHARACTERS / GHOSTS / SPIRITS
What difficulties did the author encounter throughout his life? (3answers)
-alcoholism
-debts/ lack of money
-bad health
What literary device is used to describe the façade of the house?
a personification: "the vacant and eye-like windows."
Give the name of the renowned British painter widely regarded as one of the greatest landscape painters of all time, and is sometimes referred to as the "father of impressionism."
J.M.W TURNER
The labyrinth can be a metaphor for ...
the HUMAN SOUL
In a constant state of “intolerable agitation” (l.260)? Roderick is compared to ...
an alcoholic or a drug-addict