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Vocab
Edgar Allan Poe
Mystery Stories
Poetry Terms
Short Story Elements
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What word means "exemption from punishment?"
impunity
100
What year was Edgar Allan Poe born?
1809
100
Who is the detective in "The Wasp's Nest?"
Hercule Poirot
100
This is an example of what: "Beth bought a bunch of baskets?"
alliteration
100
What is the word that means "the tension or problem in a story, the struggle between opposing forces?
conflict
200
What word means "bound for a certain destination, pre-determined?"
destined
200
What is the mood Edgar Allan Poe utilizes in his works?
morbid, scary, dark
200
Who is the detective in the short story, "Full Circle?"
Kinsey Millhone
200
This is an example of what: "Hear the mellow wedding bells?"
assonance
200
What is the word that describes when "facts are not known to the characters in a work of literature but are known by the audience?"
dramatic irony
300
What word means "the close or conclusion, the end?"
termination
300
Edgar Allan Poe is known for creating what genre of writing?
the detective story
300
Who was murdered in the short story, "The Wasp's Nest?"
nobody was murdered
300
This is an example of what: "Tink, tink, tink, the rain dripped on the window?"
Onomatopoeia
300
What is an action, theme, or character that leads a character or reader astray from the truth?
red herring
400
What word means "to settle down, or decrease in intensity?"
subside
400
Edgar Allan Poe married whom? (need name)
Virginia, his cousin
400
What is the significance of the short story's title, "Full Circle?"
The murderer dies in an accident at the same exact spot where he killed the victim earlier.
400
What is the definition of alliteration?
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
400
What is "the difference between what is expected to happen and the way events actually work out?"
situational irony
500
What word means "to confront or approach boldly?"
accost
500
What disease killed many of Poe's beloved relatives?
consumption (tuberculosis)
500
Other than Poe, what two mystery authors have we studied?
Agatha Christie and Sue Grafton
500
What is the definition of assonance?
The pattern or repetition of vowel sounds within words
500
What is "a feeling of growing tension or excitement?"
suspense