Quotes of Poe
Which work of Poe's is this quote from?
“Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore...”
“Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore...”
The Raven
Which work of Poe's is this quote from?
Then I put the boards down again, care fully, so carefully that no human eye could see that they had been moved.”
Then I put the boards down again, care fully, so carefully that no human eye could see that they had been moved.”
The tell-tell heart.
What technique in AFOREST is this?
"the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words."
Alliteration
What AFOREST technique(s) are used in this sentence?
Can you believe what was on the news?
Can you believe what was on the news?
Rhetorical Question(s)
Is this a Poe quote or another author?
"yes, I hear it, and have heard it. Long --long --long --many minutes, many hours, many days, have I heard it --yet I dared not --oh, pity me, miserable wretch that I am! --I dared not"
yes, I hear it, and have heard it. Long --long --long --many minutes, many hours, many days, have I heard it --yet I dared not --oh, pity me, miserable wretch that I am! --I dared not
YES! It is Poe, taken from the Fall of the house of Usher.
Which work of Poe's is this quote from?
"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.”
"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.”
The Raven
Which work of Poe's is this quote from?
“Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen ME.”
“Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen ME.”
The tell-tell heart
What technique in AFOREST is this?
A thing that is known or proved to be true.
Fact
What AFOREST technique(s) are used in this sentence?
Pine apple should NOT be on pizza!
Pine apple should NOT be on pizza!
Opinion
Is this a Poe quote or another author?
“Face your life, its pain, its pleasure, leave no path untaken.”
“Face your life, its pain, its pleasure, leave no path untaken.”
NO! It's Neil Gaiman, taken from The Graveyard Book.
Which work of Poe's is this quote from?
“I heard a slight groan, and I knew it was the groan of mortal terror. It was not a groan of pain or of grief --oh, no!
“I heard a slight groan, and I knew it was the groan of mortal terror. It was not a groan of pain or of grief --oh, no!
The tell-tell heart
Which work of Poe's is this quote from?
For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams.
For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams.
Annabel Lee
What technique in AFOREST is this?
"A view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge."
Opinion
What AFOREST technique(s) are used in this sentence?
76% of the time I have chocolate in my bad.
76% of the time I have chocolate in my bad.
Statistics.
Is this a Poe quote or another author?
"But lo, a stir is in the air! The wave—there is a movement there!"
"But lo, a stir is in the air! The wave—there is a movement there!"
YES! It is Poe, taken from The City in the Sea.
Which work of Poe's is this quote from?
“Even with the utterly lost, to whom life and death are equally jests, there are matters of which no jest can be made.”
“Even with the utterly lost, to whom life and death are equally jests, there are matters of which no jest can be made.”
The Masque of the Red Death
Which work of Poe's is this quote from?
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!"
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!"
The Raven
What technique in AFOREST is this?
"Term used when certain word choices are made to evoke an emotional response in the reader."
Emotive Language
What AFOREST technique(s) are used in this sentence?
What did the dog say? What did it say? Seriously, what did the dog say? She asked her Mother who was also in shock at the talking dog.
What did the dog say? What did it say? Seriously, what did the dog say? She asked her Mother who was also in shock at the talking dog.
Repitition.
Is this a Poe quote or another author?
“Bunch together a group of people deliberately chosen for strong religious feelings, and you have a practical guarantee of dark morbidities expressed in crime, perversion, and insanity.”
“Bunch together a group of people deliberately chosen for strong religious feelings, and you have a practical guarantee of dark morbidities expressed in crime, perversion, and insanity.”
NO! Surprise. It's HP Lovecraft, taken from The Call of Cthulhu.
Which work of Poe's is this quote from?
The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
Went envying her and me—
The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
Went envying her and me—
Annabel Lee
Which work of Poe's is this quote from?
“There are chords in the hearts of the most reckless which cannot be touched without emotion.”
“There are chords in the hearts of the most reckless which cannot be touched without emotion.”
The Masque of the Red Death
What technique in AFOREST is this?
Something consisting of or involving three items or people.
Triples/ Triad
What AFOREST technique(s) are used in this sentence?
Three times he offered me more cake at Christmas, three times I denied it and three times my stomach grumbled.
Three times he offered me more cake at Christmas, three times I denied it and three times my stomach grumbled.
Triples + Repitition
Is this a Poe quote or another author?
"And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain"
"And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain"
YES! Congratulations it's Poe. For 100 extra points which Poem is this from?
Tiebreak question:
And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
Thrilled me — filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;
Which Poetic device is on show and means "to stride over" in French?