Edgar Allan Poe Unit ELA 8

Question 1

Edgar Allan Poe was known as the master of

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terror

Question 2

..."Prophet still, if bird or devil."

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Raven

Question 3

What was the famous quote by the raven?

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nevermore

Question 4

What is the name of the maiden whom the narrator of "The Raven" was in love?

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Lenore

Question 5

In the poem "The Raven", the protagonist is ___________ and the antagonist is ___________.

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narrator, raven

Question 6

"While I nodded nearly napping"

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The Raven

Question 7

In "The Tell Tale Heart", the story opens with the narrator saying

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he is not insane

Question 8

One of the occupations Poe had in his life was

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editor

Question 9

In the poem "The Raven", the raven represents _____________ and ____________.

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death, wisdom

Question 10

"I smile - for what had I to fear?"

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The Tell Tale Heart

Question 11

Poe's writing is known for its ___________ and ____________.

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mood, atmosphere

Question 12

In "The Raven", Poe uses all of the following literary devices EXCEPT

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light humor

Question 13

"True! - Nervous - very, very dreadfully nervous I had been..."

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Tell Tale Heart

Question 14

In "The Tell Tale Heart", the old man's heartbeat under the floorboards symbolizes

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the narrator's guilt

Question 15

"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary..."

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Raven

Question 16

Which of the following was a tragedy in Poe's life?

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early death of his mother

Question 17

The raven was perched upon the bust of

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Pallas

Question 18

What bothers the narrator about the old man in "The Tell Tale Heart"?

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the old man's eye

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