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Metaphor
“My original soul seemed, at once, to take its flight from my body; and a more than fiendish malevolence, gin-nurtured, thrilled every fibre of my frame”(Poe).
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A figment of the imagination; an illusion.
What does this word mean "Phantasm"
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Foreshadow
What type is this “In their consequences, these events have terrified -- have tortured -- have destroyed me".
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The house
What is the setting for the story?
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Simile
“The fury of a demon instantly possessed me”.
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The early stage of development; the condition of being a minor.
What does this word mean "Infancy"
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Characterization
What type is this “From my infancy I was noted for the docility and humanity of my disposition”.
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The black cat, poe, police and wife
Who are the main characters in the story?
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Imagery
“I took from my waistcoat-pocket a pen-knife, opened it, grasped the poor beast by the throat, and deliberately cut one of its eyes from the socket! I blush, I burn, I shudder, while I pen the damnable atrocity”(Poe).
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Having or showing keen mental discernment.
What does this word mean "Sagacious"
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Mood
What type is this “I grew, day by day, more mood, more irritable, more regardless of the feelings of others”
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The man
Who hung the black cat?
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Metaphor
“A devilish evil chased out my soul with its power”(Poe).
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Cruel or violent treatment of a person or animal.
What does this word mean "Maltreatment"
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Tone
What type is this “I withdrew my arm from her grasp and buried the axe in her brain. She fell dead upon the spot, without a groan”
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It caught on fire
What happened to the man’s house?
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