WHAT WAS THE MAIN THEME IN "THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO"?
REVENGE
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Paraphrase the poem Annabel Lee.
The narrator is mourning the loss of his love and discovers love continues on after death.
100
What is the typical mood, atmosphere, or time of day in a Gothic story?
Dreary, dark, and midnight
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What is totality?
The unity of effect within the plot that in which no part can be displaced without the ruin to the whole.
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What is the theme that can be identified in the poem "Annabel Lee?"
Death of the narrator's lover and eternal love.
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"Villains!" I shrieked,"Dissemble no more! I admit the deed! - tear up the planks! here, here! - it is the beating of his hideous heart!"
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
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I was a child and she was a child is a symbolism for what from what poem?
Symbolizes the young love they shared in "Annabel Lee"
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"I scanned more narrowly the real aspect of the mansion. Its principal feature seemed too be that of an excessive antiquity"
This is an example of what Gothic element?
Setting in a castle
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What is the speaker trying to find out from the raven?
Whether the speaker will meet Lenore after he dies
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Why is the narrator happy to meet Fortunato?
To put into effect his plan for revenge.
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In "The Cask of Amontillado," which event is the climax of the plot?
Montresor walls up Fortunato
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From the lines “Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, / Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before” the reader can infer that the speaker in “The Raven” is ____.
Terrified
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Give one example from one of Poe's works that is an example of suspense.
Answers vary
300
The phrase "Quoth the Raven, 'Nevermore!'" is an example of what and what does it help to maintain throughout the story?
Repetition; it is used to maintain the mood and tone.
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Poe often uses alliteration and rhythm in his works and it is often compared to what?
A funeral march
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WHAT WAS THE CONFLICT IN "THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO"?
AN INSULT THAT LED TO THE DEATH OF ANOTHER
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The raven in the poem "The Raven" talks. What is this an example of?
Personification
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"But under the huge masses of agitated vapor...were glowing unnatural light of a faintly luminous and distinctly visible gaseous exhalation which hung about and enshrouded the mansion"
This is an example of what Gothic element?
Supernatural or otherwise inexplicable events
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In "The Fall of the House of Usher," give 2 examples of foreshadowing.
The title, Madeleine's barren womb, etc.
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Most of Poe's works were written about whom? How and when did Poe die?
They were written about his wife/cousin, Virginia Clemm. He died in 1849 after excessive drinking.
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The sound of the old man's beating heart is an example of what in The Tell-Tale Heart?
Horror or terror used in Gothic Literature
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What did the speaker wish for his loved one in "The Sleeper?"
Peace in the afterlife where no ghost would bother her.
500
Name 3 common Gothic techniques Poe uses in his short stories and give an example of each.
Answers vary
500
What does the speaker in "Annabel Lee" believes was the death of his beloved?