Poe Characters
Who is the girl written about in the kingdom by the sea?
Annabel Lee
What the motive was for the narrator to kill the old man?
The eye
The two main characters names are...
Montressor and Fortunado
The only word the raven ever says...
Nevermore
When the words at the end of each line sound the same.
Rhyming
The detective from the murder mystery
Auguste Dupin
Where the narrator buried the old man.
Under the floor boards
What were the characters on the hunt for?
Amontillado
Who the narrator misses...
Lenore
When a line or stanza has many words that start with the same consonant.
Alliteration
Who was the publisher of Poe's work?
Rufus Griswold
What is the name of the narrator?
He doesn't have a name.
What was Montressor's motive against Fortunado?
He used to make fun of him
What does the raven perch upon?
The bust of Pallas
When a line or stanza has the same vowel sounds in it?
Assonance
The character that everyone dies when you get around them.
Red Death
How many nights did the narrator watch the old man before attacking him?
8 nights total
Where did Montressor take Fortunado?
The catacombs of his family
What does Nevermore represent besides "no" as a universal theme?
Grief and Loss
The feeling behind what an author or narrator says.
Tone
Who is a famous author who didn't like Poe?
Mark Twain
What did the narrator do at the end of the story?
Admit to the murder
What kind of irony is it that we know Montressor is trying to poison Fortunato but he doesn't know it.
Dramatic
What is one thing the narrator realizes he won't be able to experience with Lenore gone?
-Never sit together on the couch again
-No drug or drink could make him forget her
-He won't see her even in heaven
The atmosphere created in a story through setting or word choice.
Mood