Setting
In what city does "The Pit and The Pendulum" take place?
Toledo during the Spanish Inquisition
Why was the narrator in "The Pit..." in jail and what was his sentence?
For disloyalty to the church; sentenced to death.
What type of mood is set in "The Devil and Tom Walker" when tha author says...
"Great gloomy pines, dark at noonday, pits and quagmires, dark stagnant pools..."
dark and mysterious
What is alliteration?
The repetition of sounds.
When does Hooper, in "The Minister's...." take off the veil?
Never!!
How would you describe the dungeon in "The Pit and The Pendulum?"
Iron walls, pit in the middle, 25 yards, torture bed, rats, hot, wet, and smelly.
In "The Minister's Black Veil," who tried to get Mr. Hooper to take the veil off?
His fiance, Elizabeth
What does "avarice" mean in this quote...
"All her avarice was awakened at the mention of the hidden gold."
Greed
What literary device does Poe use to keep reader's intrigued?
Suspense
Why did the torturers in "The Pit and The Pendulum" bring the prisoner food and water?
They give him just enough to keep him alive.
In what town does "The Minister's Black Veil" take place?
Milford
Describe the Minister in "The Minister's Black Veil"
Melancholy in appearance. The veil went to his nose. You could not see his eyes, only a smile.
What does this statement, said by Tom, reveal about him...
"'Let us get hold of that property,' said he consolingly to himself, 'and we will endeavor to do without that woman."
He is more worried about his property than his wife.
What is foreshadowing?
a literary technique used to predict future events
What was the first thing Tom found when he was walking through the swamp?
An Indian skull with a tomahawk in the top.
Describe Tom's house POST deal with the Devil. What is symbolic about this?
He had a huge house and a lot of horses, but his house was not furnished and the horses were starving.
This is because he only treated himself, no one else, not even the horses. This shows his greed.
What is a usurer? Who represented this in "The Devil and Tom Walker?"
Someone who loans money; both the Devil and Tom
What does "miserly" mean in this quote...
"They were so miserly that they even conspired to cheat each other."
penny-pinching; cheap
In the quote from "The Devil and Tom Walker," the author writes...
"Her voice was often heard in wordy warfare with her husband."
What type of figurative language is wordy warfare?
Alliteration
How did the narrator escape the Pendulum?
He rubbed meat on the ropes that tied him down so that the rats would gnaw on them and set him free.
What is significant about the swamp in "The Devil and Tom Walker?" (looking for 3 answers) and what happened in the swamp?
the trees had names on them, there was an Indian fort, there was buried treasure.
The Indian's made human sacrifices (only white men) to the Devil.
Describe what happened in the last scene of "The Devil and Tom Walker?"
What is symbolic about this?
Tom was about to bankrupt his friend when he heard a knock at the door. He left his desk, his Bible, and his robe that had his small Bible inside. The devil put Tom on a black horse and sent the horse running into the swamp. Tom was never seen again and all his belonging were burned.
What does this quote mean...
"I would have seized and attempted to arrest the pendulum. I might as well have attempted to arrest an avalanche."
The pendulum was to powerful to stop
What type of figurative language being used...
"If I have told you once, I have told you a thousand times."
Hyperbole
When and why does Mr. Hooper spill his wine?
He went to a wedding, saw himself in the mirror, and got scared, causing him to spill his wine.