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What are the two tenets of Poe's Unity of Effect?
every word contributes & the story can be finished in one sitting
What is an unreliable narrator?
A speaker whose version of events cannot be trusted.
What does the raven symbolize?
death and/or wisdom
Which word does the raven repeat?
nevermore
What is one of the main themes of The Raven?
grief
What did romanticism rise in opposition to?
industrialization
What is the name of the person the speaker of The Raven lost?
Lenore
What do many of Poe's narrators share?
paranoia/they're unreliable and might be insane
What does the old man's eye symbolize in The Tell-Tale Heart?
identity
How does the narrator of The Tell-Tale Heart prove he is not evil?
He claims he was kind to the old man before he killed him.
What does the old man's heart sound like to the killer in The Tell-Tale Heart?
A watch enveloped in cotton
Why does the narrator believe the police are taunting him? (Tell-Tale Heart)
he feels guilty
Why does the killer in the Tell-Tale Heart shine a light on the old man's eye every night?
He believes it's evil.
What does the painter say about the portrait after he has completed it? (The Oval Portrait)
This is indeed life itself!
What is an archetype?
A type of character
What are some features of gothics? name 2
gloomy architecture/settings, pathetic fallacies, archetypes, death and the macabre, paranormal activity, dark themes, etc.
