"That the wind came out of the cloud by night, chilling and killing my Annabel Lee."
What is alliteration?
100
What is ironic in the “Monkey’s Paw?”
What is they wished for 200 pounds, received it,but at the expense of their son.
100
How Edgar Allan Poe received his name.
What is when Poe was taken in at about age 3 by John and Frances Allan in 1811, they added their name to his as a middle name
100
“The road was a ribbon of moonlight” is an example of what literary term?
What is a metaphor?
200
The feeling in a story.
What is mood?
200
“Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door.”
What is an allusion? (or alliteration)
200
What is ironic about “The Dinner Party”?
The first person to realize there was a snake under the table, and to remain calm about it, was a female - the gender that the guests were saying is irrational and most prone to overreact in a stressful situation.
200
Edgar Allan Poe married his __________ who was _____ years old.
What is cousin and 13 (12 1/2)?
200
"The country is India."
What is a setting?
300
A break in the story’s action that describes a past event in order to give background info on what’s currently happening in the story.
What is flashback?
300
“The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees.”
What is metaphor?
300
State the irony of "A Retrieved Reformation"
Jimmy Valentine was cracking safes, but chose to fall in love and change his life. However, on the day he wanted to "turn in" his tools, he had to use them to save the little girl's life.
300
O. Henry wrote nearly _______ stories from 1900 to 1910 .
What is 300?
300
Double Jeopardy
An object with magical powers thought to bring good luck to the person who carries it.
What is tailspin?
400
A brief reference to a person, place, thing, or event in history or literature from places such as the bible and Shakespeare.
What is an allusion?
400
“Thump, Thump”
What is onomatopoeia?
400
Double Jeopardy
All O. Henry stories end with a _____________.
What is a surprise ending, or "snapper".
400
He was influenced by the Civil War and Lincoln's Proclamation Emancipation.
Who is O. Henry?
400
The murderer in "The Tale Tell-Tale Heart".
What is the narrator?
500
Repetition of the beginning consonant sounds in a sentence or line of poetry.
What is alliteration?
500
"Death, in approaching him had stalked with his black shadow before him."
What is personification?
500
What was ironic about Grace Wiley's death?
The snake that killed her was her own. THe snake had her "G" on it and one she thought she had a personal connection with.