The Tell-Tale Heart
What does the narrator claim drove him to murder?
The Old Man's eye
What word does the Raven use repeatedly?
Nevermore
Who is the narrator of the story?
Montresor
What point of view is used in all three stories?
First Person Point of View
Which Edgar Allan Poe story is the following quote from?
"I think it was his eye"
The Tell-Tale Heart
He smothers him with the bed.
Lenore
What is Fortunato's weakness?
Wine/Pride
What is a common theme in Poe's works?
Death/Insanity/Madness
What does the quote "Quoth the raven, nevermore." suggest?
The ending, finality, hopeless
Where does the narrator begin to panic when the police arrive?
He imagines hearing the heartbeat
Where does the Raven sit?
On the bust of Pallas
What does Montresor build while in the catacombs?
A brick wall.
What type of mood is present in these stories?
Which Edgar Allan Poe story is the following quote from?
A wrong is unredressed.
The Cask of Amontillado
Where does the narrator hide the the Old Man's body?
Under the floorboards
What effect does the Raven have on the narrator's emotions?
It intensifies the narrators hopelessness.
Where does Montresor take Fortunato?
The catacombs
What literary device is "Nevermore" an example of?
Repetition
What does the beating heart symbolize in "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Guilt/Madness/Insanity
What is the main theme of Poe's story "The Tell-Tale Heart?"
Guilt/Revenge
What might the Raven symbolize?
Death and Grief
He wants to get his revenge without getting caught
pacing, dialogue, detailed descriptions, unreliable narrators
What is one theme that connects to all three works.
Madness/Insanity