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Edgar Allan Poe
James F Cooper
Washington Irving
Miscelleanous
Poetry
100
Where his middle name came from
Who are the Allans?
100
has been gifted with this title over any other author
What is the "father of American Literature"
100
Man Irving was named after
Who was George Washington?
100
Particular genre of horror stories Poe developed. (must have elements of the macabre.... creepy castles, old mansions, premature-burials, etc.)
What is Gothic?
100
the repetition of consonant sounds
What is alliteration
200
One of the 2 institutions his was kicked out of
What is West Point? or ..... University of Virginia
200
Known as America's first professional one of these. (not author)
What is a novelist
200
State in which most of his stories are set
What is New York
200
Author who finally got a funeral 200 years later
Who was Poe?
200
the repetition of the exact same sound at the end of a line
What is "rhyme"?
300
The city of his death
What is Baltimore
300
Adventure series title for the 5 novels
What is The Leatherstocking Series
300
Two of his famous short stories
What is "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", "Rip Van Winkle" , ("The Headless Horseman"), etc.
300
Nationality of most of the early settlers of this state
What is Dutch?
300
Name for a grouping of lines (similiar to a paragraph)
What is a "stanza"
400
Occupation of his real parents
What are traveling actors?
400
The names of 2 of the novels in this series
What are: The Last of the Mohicans , The Deerslayer, The Pathfinder, The Prairie, The Pioneers
400
Specific genre these stories fall into
What is a "folk tale"?
400
Name of a town in ancient Palestine, famous for its "healing balm".... (also a small town in southern Nebraska which makes this same claim)
What is Gilead
400
besides some meager clothing, this poem was the only item found in Poe's possessions after his death
What is "Annabel Lee"
500
title of the book his poems were collected and published in
What is "Tamerlane"?
500
Two of the hero's names
What are: Nathaniel, Natty Bumpo, Hawkeye, the Deerslayer, The Long Carabean
500
Title of the book his short stories were collected into
What is "The Sketch Book"
500
Mountain range made famous by Irving
What are the Catskills?
500
the poetic device exemplified in the line below: "Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,"
What is internal rhyme?