Poe
Main theme of the poem.
Grief and loss
Classify: "The house loomed; it was eerie."
Compound
What is first-person POV?
Narrator is a character using "I."
How dialogue builds suspense.
Vera's detailed "tragedy" tale misleads Framton.
Underline the prepositional phrase: "She walked through the forest."
"through the forest" – adverb
Two diction examples from opening.
"bleak walls," "vacant eye-like windows" – establish decay.
Explain why third-person limited focuses on one character's thoughts.
Builds suspense by limiting info to that character's perspective.
Role of setting in irony.
Open window seems ominous but is mundane, revealing the prank.
"The house loomed; it was eerie."
Compound
How does syntax reflect Usher's mental state?
Long, convoluted sentences mirror his chaotic thoughts.
Explain the difference between Past Perfect and Past Progressive.
Past Perfect shows a completed action before another past action; Past Progressive shows an ongoing action in the past.
Two word choices in Vera's tale manipulating emotions.
"drowned," "bog" – evoke horror and permanence.
Explain why third-person limited focuses on one character's thoughts.
Builds suspense by limiting info to that character's perspective.
How description reveals Mrs. Sappleton's character.
Cheerful, oblivious – contrasts Vera's mischief.
Create a sentence using Future Progressive tense about studying literature.
"Tomorrow, I will be analyzing Poe's poems."
Ending twist via word choice/dialogue.
Men's casual return shatters illusion; "Romance at short notice" – ironic reveal.
Discuss how imagery (e.g., "midnight dreary") enhances the theme.
Visualizes isolation, amplifying eternal mourning.
Ending twist via word choice/dialogue.
Men's casual return shatters illusion; "Romance at short notice" – ironic reveal.
Why might an author use Present Perfect in a story like "The Raven"?
To connect past events to the present, emphasizing ongoing grief.
Using "The Raven" and "The Fall of the House of Usher," create a compound-complex sentence in past perfect tense that analyzes how Poe uses point of view and imagery to convey themes of isolation. Explain your sentence.
"Before the narrator had entered the house, Poe had already established a third-person limited point of view, which, combined with imagery of decaying walls, intensified the theme of isolation that the characters endured."