| Edgar Allan Poe background | Gothic/ Romanticism | The Raven | House of Usher | The Tell Tale Heart |
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1809
When was Poe born?
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1800-1870
When did romanticism become popular?
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Nevermore
What phrase did the Raven repeat?
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It collapsed
What happened to the house at the end of the story?
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The vulture eye
What did the narrator despise about the old man?
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True
True or False? Poe enlisted in the army.
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1: Tradition 2: passion 3:experimentation 4: organic
5:mechanical 6: logic
What are 2 differences between neoclassical writing and romantic writing?
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Lenore
What's the name of the Narrator's presumed "loved one"?
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He was ill
Why did Usher invite his friend to come visit?
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The old man's heart beat
What did the butler hear that made him commit his crime to the old man?
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Actress
What was Poe's mother's profession?
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1. Poe 2 Hawthorne 3: Keats 4: Irving 5: Byron
Name two authors who used Romantic writing.
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Athena, the bird was smarter than him
What did the Raven perch itself upon and what did it mean?
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Twins (Brother and sister)
How was Usher and the lady of the house related?
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Under the floor boards
Where did the butler hide the remains?
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Boston, Ma
Where was Poe born?
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Horror and Romance
What two elements does Gothic Fiction combine?
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Death
What did the Raven symbolize in the poem?
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Buried her alive under the house in a vault
What did Usher do to the lady of the house?
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8 days
How many days did the butler wait before killing the old man?
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Tamerlane and other poems
What was the 1st volume of poems by Poe called?
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Neoclassical
Romanticism revolted against what?
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Iambic Pentameter
What is the name of the style of writing the poem is in?
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Lady Madeline
What was the name of the lady of the household?
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Midnight
What time did the butler commit the crime?
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