Poetry Terms
Poe's Life
The Raven
The Bells
The Tell-Tale Heart
100
This is a way that the author will reveal future events.
What is foreshadowing
100
This was the city Poe was born in.
What is Boston
100
"While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping" is an example of this.
What is alliteration
100
This is the connotative meaning of the Bells
What is the life cycle
100
Saying "I was never kinder to the old man...before I killed him" let's you know that hte old man will die. This is an example of this
What is foreshadowing
200
This is the repetition of a consanant sound, not necesssarily atthe beginning of words.
What is Consonance
200
This was the name of Poe's wife
What is Virginia Clem
200
This is where the raven was perched.
What is the bust of Pallas above the chamber door
200
"How they tinkle… /In their icy air of night!" is an example of this.
What is assonance
200
This is why the narrator kills the old man
What is the beating of his heart was too loud
300
Repeating sounds, phrases, or words
What is repetition
300
This is the name of the sports team named after Poe's writing
What is The Baltimore Ravens
300
This is what the Raven symbolizes
What is the bridge between life and death
300
This type of Bell represents the golden years, or productive years in life
What are wedding bells
300
In The Tell-Tale Heart, the narrator says, How, then, am I mad? Hearken! and observe how healthily --how calmly I can tell you the whole story. This is an example of this term.
What is characterization
400
The implied or additional meaning of a word
What is connotative meaning
400
This is how Poe died.
What is there is clear answer, but there are over 22 theories.
400
This is who played the Raven on 'The Treehouse of Horrors'
Who is Bart Simpson
400
The poem uses this poetic device to show the chaos and anger of death
What is cacophony
400
This is the point of view that The Tell-Tale Heart is written from
What is 1st person point of view
500
This is the message that the author is telling you
What is theme
500
This was one reason why Poe's work is dark and deals with death.
What is his wife died, his mother died, or he was an alcoholic.
500
This is what 'plutonian shore' is a reference to
What is Hell
500
tintinabulation is an example of this poetic device
What is Onomatopoeia
500
This is the name of the narrator in the Tell-Tale Heart
What is unnamed