What are some features of gothics? name 2
gloomy architecture/settings, pathetic fallacies, archetypes, death and the macabre, paranormal activity, dark themes, etc.
What did Katie drop on the floor at the beginning of the hour?
her purse
True or False: the red death is a real disease
False
What is an unreliable narrator?
A speaker whose version of events cannot be trusted.
What is the first graded assignment for this class?
A creative project based on one of the texts
Which animals look like microscopic bears and can survive on the moon?
tardigrades
Who throws the amazing parties in The Masque of the Red Death?
Prince Prospero
When the narrator speaks of dreams at the party, he says the dreams, “stalked,” writhed,” and “stand.” What literary device is this an example of?
personification
True or false: sea lions can keep a beat
true
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 do many of Poe's narrators share?
paranoia/they're unreliable and might be insane
What is an archetype?
A type of character
What is the name of the person the speaker of The Raven lost?
Lenore
What is one of the main themes of The Raven?
grief
What are the central themes of The Oval Portrait?
Art and Love
What phrase did Katie say at the window?
It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood!
What are the two tenets of Poe's Unity of Effect?
every word contributes & the story can be finished in one sitting
What does the painter say about the portrait after he has completed it? (The Oval Portrait)
This is indeed life itself!
Which word does the raven repeat?
nevermore
Why does the narrator believe the police are taunting him? (Tell-Tale Heart)
he feels guilty
True or false: reindeer's eyes turn blue in winter
true
What is the name of the student whose name is a homophone of a school subject?
Matei
What does the old man's eye symbolize in The Tell-Tale Heart?
identity
What does the raven symbolize?
death and/or wisdom
The seven colored rooms in The Masque of the Red Death might symbolize...
The Seven Deadly Sins
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
What does The Masque of the Red Death satirize?
people's behavior in the face of massive problems they shouldn't ignore/pandemics
Who did the painter of the Oval Portrait paint?
his wife
What did romanticism rise in opposition to?
industrialization