Poe Facts
The time period Edgar Allan Poe lived in
What is the 1800's?
Annabel Lee died by drowning
What is false
The reason Montresor seeks revenge against Fortunato
What is Fortunato insulted him?
Poe dropped out of college for this reason
What is lack of funds?
This tone of the story
What is relaxed throughout?
Poe was separated from them when he was little.
Who are his siblings?
Only demons could dissever the souls of the lovers
What is false?
Fortunato's weak point
What is his pride in his knowledge of fine wines?
Edgar Allan Poe married her when she was 13
Who is his cousin, Virginia?
The narrator's persona
What is insane?
When Poe was three, he went to live with him
Who is a successful tobacco merchant?
The speaker is always thinking of Annabel Lee
What is true?
Montresor kills Fortunato by this act
What is walling him up?
The circumstances behind Poe's death
What is mysterious?
Let the reader know how Fortunato has insulted him
What is something Montresor never does?
Poe was born in this city and state
What is Boston, Massachusetts?
Annabel Lee is buried far from the sea
What is false?
One reason we know Montresor is an unreliable narrator
What is he does not reveal anything about the past?
The city Poe died in
What is Baltimore?
Allows the reader to conclude that Montresor is treacherous and unbalanced
What is Montresor's actions throughout the story?
Poe earned the title, "Father of the Detective Story," for this story
What is, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue?"
This made life meaningful to the poem's speaker
What is loving Annabel Lee?
The reader knows that Montresor plans revenge, but Fortunato does not know
What is dramatic irony?
The piece of work that made Poe a literary sensation
What is, "The Raven?"
Wrongdoers must be punished, and the wrong must be avenged
What are Montresor's feelings toward those who have allegedly wronged him?