Edgar Allen Poe and Selections Review

What was the two contributions that Edgar Allen Poe made to short story?

brevity and unity

Edgar Allen Poe was a transcendentalist?

pessimist

Who is the master of macabre?

Edgar Allan Poe

Poe's marriage to __________ brought a more stable home environment than Poe had yet known.

Virginia

Who was the first American writer to influence his successors in poetry, fiction, and criticism?

Edgar Allen Poe

T/F: Poe"s death is an unsolved mystery.

true

What is the term for the emotional atmosphere of a work, the feeling that the reader is meant to share with the characters?

mood

What was the general mood that Poe brought with poetry?

melancholy

What was the general mood that Poe brought in fiction?

horror and terror

What is the term for the irony that occurs when a speaker's meaning differs from what is expressed in words?

verbal

What is the term for the irony in which the reader is aware of a plot development of which a character in the story is unaware?

dramatic

What is the term for the repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words or stressed syllables?

alliteration

What is the term for the repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds in nearby words?

assonance

What is a character who narrates the story or poem?

persona

What is Poe's most famous poem?

The Raven

What is the mood of The Raven?

dark and melancholy

What is the source of the speaker's sorrow in The Raven?

grief over the death of a beautiful women, Lenore

What is the narrator's initial reaction to the raven in The Raven?

the raven is amusing

what is the mood of Annabel Lee?

nostalgic

Who is Annabel Lee written about?

his wife, Virginia

What is the persona of Annabel Lee?

grieving the death of Annabel Lee (symbolic for his wife)

All of Poe's stories take place during either ______________ or _____________.

dusk or night

What is the mood of "The Cask of Amontillado"?

dark and mysterious

What is ironic about Fortunato's name?

He is not fortunate.

When does the Cask of Amontillado take place?

during carnival

What does the opening reveal about the narrator in "The Cask of Amontillado?"

vengeful, fake, two-faced, patient, murderous, and crafty

What is an example of verbal irony in "The Cask of Amontillado?"

"And I to your long life." drinking to his "long" life even though he is going to murder him in less than a day.

What does the line "putting on a mask of black silk" symbolize?

putting on a mask of a murderer

What is Montresor's family motto?

Nemo me impune lacessit; no one attacks me with impunity

Which of the following is one of Edgar Allen Poe's principles for literary composition?

a work should be short enough to be read in one sitting

Why is the speaker in "The Raven" sorrowful?

a beloved woman has died

What were some events that actually happened in "The Cask of Amontillado?"

The narrator vows revenge on Fortunato, takes advantage of an intoxicated man, and walls in his victim

T/F: Edgar Allen Poe was known as the Father of Detective Fiction.

true

T/F In "The Raven," the raven symbolizes grief.

true