Edgar Allan Poe Lecture Notes

This set of flashcards covers key vocabulary terms and concepts from the lecture on Edgar Allan Poe, focusing on his life, works, and poetic terminology.

dreary

Gloomy and depressing, often used to describe a melancholic atmosphere.

weary

Physically or mentally exhausted; fatigued.

bleak

Bare, desolate, and often cold; having a lack of hope.

sorrow

A feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune.

Alliteration

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

Assonance

The repetition of vowel sounds, typically within words.

Rhyme

The correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, particularly at the ends of lines.

Repetition

The act of repeating words or lines for effect.

Onomatopoeia

Words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.

Edgar Allan Poe

An American writer known for his macabre tales and poems, who was born in January 1809 and died in October 1849.

tubercolosis (consumption)

An infectious disease caused by bacteria that primarily affects the lungs.

Lenore

A name symbolizing lost beauty and love in 'The Raven', representing the protagonist's sorrow.

Darkness

The absence of light, often symbolizing despair or the unknown in literature.