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The Fall of the House of Usher
Story Elements
Word Challenge
Miscellaneous
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What is a synonym for the word tremble?
Shake
100
Where does 'The Fall of the House of Usher' take place?
The story takes place at Usher's house.
100
What is setting?
Setting is the time and place of the story.
100
What does remove mean?
Remove means to take something away.
100
A word that rhymes with bare is...
despair, care, there, tear...
200
What is an antonym for the word despair?
Happiness.
200
Based on this story, you can tell that Madeline___________.
Based on this story, you can tell that Madeline is sick with a mental disease.
200
What are characters?
The people in the story.
200
What does it mean to linger?
Linger means to wait around.
200
Does the following sentence have subject verb agreement: The man enter a dimly lit room.
No.
300
When someone utters something, they __________ something.
Say
300
What happens to Usher's house after the narrator leaves?
It gets swallowed up by the moat.
300
What is plot?
Plot are the events in a story.
300
What does mental mean?
Mental means having to do with the mind.
300
Does the following sentence have subject verb agreement: Usher suffers from an evil, mental disease.
Yes.
400
What is a synonym of the word peculiar?
Strange.
400
How does Usher die?
Usher dies when the ghost of Madeline kills him.
400
What adjective would you use to describe the mood of 'The Fall of the House of Usher' and 'The Haunted House'?
The mood is scary, terrifying, anxiety inducing...
400
What is a synonym for bizarre?
A synonym of bizarre is peculiar.
400
Does the following sentence have subject verb agreement: Usher and his sister looks very ill.
No.
500
What is a word that means a strong feeling for worry?
anxiety
500
Where do Usher and the narrator bury Madeline?
They bury Madeline in the dungeon.
500
What is theme?
Theme is the author's message.
500
When you feel depressed, you feel...
You feel sad.
500
An example of onomatopoeia is...
buzz, tap, clap, drop, drip, pop...