Edgar Allan Poe Review

The narrator for “The Black Cat” started the story by saying that he…

Who did Poe marry when he was 26 years old?

“Unclenching my rapier” (Poe 214).

Who is the narrator missing in “The Raven?"

What happened to one of the characters in “The Cask of Amontillado?”

feeling or showing irritation

What symbol best represents the narrator’s grief in “The Raven?”

What is the name of the person that is being missed in “The Raven?”

During what century did Edgar Allan Poe write his stories?

“But when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge” (Poe 209).

a very cruel or terrible act or action

What types of figurative language did Poe use the most in the poem “The Raven?”

What is the narrator’s name in “The Cask of Amontillado?”

A piece of a spider's web

What is the cat’s name?

habitual drinking of intoxicants

a war or conflict

Why is the narrator caught?

something that only exists in a person's mind

What type of literary device is the “Bust of Pallas?”

“He laughed and threw the bottle upward with a gesticulation” (Poe 211).

causing hatred or strong dislike

Why is there a play on the word “mason” in the “Cask of Amontillado?”

What happens to the cat?

What is Amontillado?

Choose the Assonance:

Choose the Alliteration:

What happens to the narrator’s wife?

What genre does Poe typically write?

using few words to state or express an idea

wrong or different in a way that others feel offensive or strange

having or showing an ability to understand difficult ideas and situations to make good decisions

“A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser” Means? (Poe 209).

“Come,” I said, with decision, “We will go back; your health is precious” (Poe 211).

Throwing the links about his waist, it was but the work of a few seconds to secure it (Poe 212)