The Masque of the Red Death Quiz
1. The events of this story are related to...
A. a popular ballroom dance
B. a spreading, infectious disease
C. a nickname for Prince Prospero
D. costumes for masquerade balls
2. What is unusual about where the masquerade takes place?
A. There is a ballroom as large as the entire imperial suite in Prince
Prospero’s palace.
B. Musicians play in a curved hall while quests dance in colored
chambers.
C. It begins at sundown and does not end until an ebony clock strikes.
D. There are colored rooms that are not connected to each other or
situated along a straight hall.
3. “Gaudy and fantastic appearances” are created at the masquerade
ball by...
A. the prince who wears a frightening costume and dances in several
rooms
B. a man in a red mask who enters the various rooms and does a bizarre
dance
C. flames that shine through red glass windows in each of many rooms
along a hallway
D. the guests who take turns putting on a red mask, which makes them
act in strange ways.
4. Few people dare to enter the black apartment because...
A. faces look frightening there, and an ebony clock makes a strange
sound.
B. without light, no one can see or dance without causing injury to
others.
C. it is the room where Prince Prospero wears the masque of the Red
Death.
D. in this room a strange voice can be heard whose origins no one can
trace.
5. Prince Prospero is a person who basically desires...
A. good company and entertainment
B. to face pain and suffering with courage
C. to be surrounded by people in simple clothes
D. others to share their feelings with him
6. When Prince Prospero confronts the strangely masked guest, the
prince...
A. challenges the guest to a duel and then draws his sword in order to
fight
B. demands that the masked guest leave since he or she was not invited
C. draws a dagger, then chases the masked guest by going from room to
room
D. asks for the mask and costume so that he can wear them
7. An allegory is a narrative story...
A. with an unexpected turning point and climax in its plot
B. told by a narrator who knows more about events than other
characters
C. that uses imaginary characters to tell about a historical event
D. in which characters and settings stand for abstract ideas or moral
qualities
8. In “The Masque of the Red Death,” the red mask probably stands
for...
A. the bubonic plague that had been killing much of the population of
14th century Europe
B. the desire that all people had to become a prince or princess
C. Prince Prospero’s wish to be anything but ordinary
D. the people in 14th century Europe who survived the bubonic plague
9. In “The Masque of the Red Death,” Prince Prospero stands for...
A. a terrible, deadly disease that had been spreading through Europe
B. a future people who learned how to fight infectious diseases
successfully
C. anyone who believed they could fool death by their cleverness
D. weak people who were easily infected by and died from bubonic
plague
10. Which statement expresses the theme of this allegory?
A. Money can buy you happiness.
B. Laugh and the world laughs with you.
C. Live life to the fullest.
D. Death can master life.
Masque of the Red Death Paragraph Activity
Chose to write from the perspective of one of the following
characters. Then, answer these questions in a paragraph form from
the point of view of that character:
~Prince Prospero ~The Partyers
~The peasants that are locked out
~The Red Death
Monday, November 11, 2013
brown
brown
1.How does the setting add to the meaning of the story: sunset and night, dreary road, gloomiest trees, narrow path creeping through, lonely, peculiarity in solitude? How does this imagery create the mood? How does this mood help us predict the nature of Young Goodman Brown’s journey?
It starts off the story to be very dark and scary. Almost foreshadowing what is to come.
2.Discuss the significance of "Faith kept me back awhile."
This has a double meaning, faith meaning his wife didnt want him to leave, and also meaning that his faith was keeping him from going as well.
3.Why do you think Faith wore pink ribbons? Hint: think of the connotation of colors.
Because pink is very innocent.
4.Discuss the significance of the second traveller (sic.), ". . . apparently in the same rank of life as Goodman Brown and bearing a considerable resemblance to him, though perhaps more in expression than features. Still they might have been taken for father and son." Is he Brown’s alter ego?
I think the second traveller is the devil trying to project into an image that Brown would trust, god created man in his own image
5.Interpret the description of the staff "which bore the likeness of a great black snake, so curiously wrought that it might almost be seen to twist and wriggle like a living serpent. This, of course, must have been an ocular deception, assisted by the uncertain light." Why the uncertainty?
The staff means the devil from the story of adam and eve.
6. When the fellow traveller states, "I have been well acquainted with your family... I helped your grandfather, the constable, when he lashed the Quaker woman so smartly through the streets of Salem. ... The deacons of many a church have drunk wine with me; the select men of divers town make me their chairman; and a majority of the Great and General Court are firm believers of my interest," what do we begin to understand about him? Though this character, what is Hawthorne telling us about evil?
This shows Brown that his family isn't as innocent and pure as he thought. people are all evil
7. Discuss the meaning(s): "My Faith is gone!”
Meaning he lost hope and his wife.
8.Describe what Goodman Brown saw when he arrived at the meeting – the grave, reputable, and pious people, the chaste dames and dewy virgins, the revered pastor, and that the good "shrank not from the wicked." Discuss the meaning.
He saw many people he once trusted from town, and revealed them to be evil and all part of a coven.
9.The dark figure states, "Welcome, my children, to the communion of your race. Ye have found thus young your nature and your destiny." What do you think this means?
That they are all witches and they have all found each other, all going to be evil
10. How does Goodman Brown treat people the next day? What happens to him? Why?
He is hesitant, and nervous. Brown has lost all hope.
11."Young Goodman Brown" is a moral allegory. Essentially, an allegory is an extended metaphor using one thing to represent another – a story with dual meanings. Therefore, there is a surface or literal meaning as well as a secondary meaning. In other words, Hawthorne uses this moral allegory to reveal a moral lesson or lessons. Discuss the moral lesson(s) you discover in the story.
That not everybody is what they seem. And that you can find this out in harsh and cruel ways, just like on real life.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Questions on Robert Frost Poetry
“The Road Not Taken”
1. Where does the poem take place? the woods
2. What decision does the speaker of the poem face? which path to take
3. What road does the speaker take? Cite the line.
I took the one less traveled by, - 19
4. How does the speaker feel about his/her choice? sad that he couldn't take both
5. Is one path better than another? one thats usually more traveled is more trusted
“Fire and Ice”
6. What way does the speaker of the poem choose to perish? Cite the line. he chooses fire, From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
7. What might the speaker mean when he/she says that the world will end in fire or ice? that everything will either end in hatred or desire
8. What emotions are associated with fire and ice in the poem? hatred is ice and desire is fire
9. Above the literal level, what might the speaker of the poem be pondering? pondering his death
“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”
10. What is the setting of this poem? a snowy woods
11. Why does the speaker of the poem stop? stops to watch the woods fill with snow
12. Why does Frost repeat the last line? to show that he has a long way away from home
“On Looking Up By Chance at the Constellations”
13. What objects does the speaker examine in the poem? the stars , constellations. Just looking up at the stars
14. How does the speaker feel about the planets and stars in relation to his/her own life? planets and stars have paths that cross in which they come so close they look like they might hit yet they don't, no harm comes to them. it dosent make sense to stay up all night to see if harm will ever come
“Flower-Gathering”
15. What is the “gloaming” referenced in the fifth line? he had to leave his love in the morning
16. How does the person react to the speaker? Why? she questions his sincerity in their relationship.
17. What does Frost tend to focus on in many of his poems?long distance relationship, or distances to go to get home
“October”
18. What descriptions does the speaker use to explain October? the leafs have changed and a wind at any moment can take them from us
19. Besides the month, what else could this poem be discussing? that winter is coming , asking for longer days for their life to be longer
20. Apostrophe in literature means “the direct address of an absent or imaginary person or of a personified abstraction, especially as a digression in the course of a speech or composition.” What apostrophe occurs in this poem? tomorrows wind , can mean change of season he is talking to the month of october.
“The Road Not Taken”
1. Where does the poem take place? the woods
2. What decision does the speaker of the poem face? which path to take
3. What road does the speaker take? Cite the line.
I took the one less traveled by, - 19
4. How does the speaker feel about his/her choice? sad that he couldn't take both
5. Is one path better than another? one thats usually more traveled is more trusted
“Fire and Ice”
6. What way does the speaker of the poem choose to perish? Cite the line. he chooses fire, From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
7. What might the speaker mean when he/she says that the world will end in fire or ice? that everything will either end in hatred or desire
8. What emotions are associated with fire and ice in the poem? hatred is ice and desire is fire
9. Above the literal level, what might the speaker of the poem be pondering? pondering his death
“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”
10. What is the setting of this poem? a snowy woods
11. Why does the speaker of the poem stop? stops to watch the woods fill with snow
12. Why does Frost repeat the last line? to show that he has a long way away from home
“On Looking Up By Chance at the Constellations”
13. What objects does the speaker examine in the poem? the stars , constellations. Just looking up at the stars
14. How does the speaker feel about the planets and stars in relation to his/her own life? planets and stars have paths that cross in which they come so close they look like they might hit yet they don't, no harm comes to them. it dosent make sense to stay up all night to see if harm will ever come
“Flower-Gathering”
15. What is the “gloaming” referenced in the fifth line? he had to leave his love in the morning
16. How does the person react to the speaker? Why? she questions his sincerity in their relationship.
17. What does Frost tend to focus on in many of his poems?long distance relationship, or distances to go to get home
“October”
18. What descriptions does the speaker use to explain October? the leafs have changed and a wind at any moment can take them from us
19. Besides the month, what else could this poem be discussing? that winter is coming , asking for longer days for their life to be longer
20. Apostrophe in literature means “the direct address of an absent or imaginary person or of a personified abstraction, especially as a digression in the course of a speech or composition.” What apostrophe occurs in this poem? tomorrows wind , can mean change of season he is talking to the month of october.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
poe poems
“Annabel Lee” Poetry Analysis
Directions: Answer the questions using the poem. (Use the hints in
parentheses to assist with the correct answer)
1. Who is the assumed speaker?
the narrator/ her lover
2. What is the setting?
a long time ago, along the sea side
5. What lines inform you of Annabel’s death? (number)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night, Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee. she froze to death
7. What does “coveted” (synonym from poem) mean, and who portrayed this
action?
they wanted to have them, constantly watching
8. What is a synonym for the word “angel”?
winged seraph
8.5. What line addresses the young age of the two loves?
I was a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea;
9. In the 4th stanza, what sound device is “chilling and killing” an example
of?
rhyming
11.What is a synonym for tomb or crypt? Use a word from the poem.
In the sepulchre there by the sea,
In her tomb by the sounding sea.
12. The speaker states that his and Annabel’s love is stronger than what two
groups of people? Write the number of the two lines that support this
statement or write the lines. But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than
Of many far wiser than we-
we-
And neither the angels in heaven above,
13. What is a synonym for “separate”?
dissever
15. Where are the angels located? Demons?
angels are in heaven and the demons are under the sea
16. Where does the speaker spend most of this time after the death of Annabel?
by her tomb
17. The speaker seems to have difficulty forgetting his love; what lines support
his inference? Write the number or the lines.
For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel
Lee;
And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes
Lee;
Of the beautiful Annabel
18. What names does the speaker refer Annabel as?
my darling, my life and my bride
19. How did the speaker describe Annabel Lee?
beautiful, bright eyes
20. Which line does not make “sense” when dealing with the senses?
moon never beams starts never ride
“The Raven”
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, While
I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
1. In line (a) find the two words that are an example of internal rhyme and record
them:
dreary, weary
2. In line (b) find the three words that are an example of alliteration and record
them:
I nodded, nearly napping
3. “And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain...” In this
line find two words that are an example of assonance and record them:
silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
4. What is the setting of “The Raven”? Include month and weather.
December,thunderstorm
5. Explain the conflict in “The Raven.”
the raven reminds him of death, and his dead lover
6. In what ways does the author create “mood” in the opening stanza?
midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
7. Is there any indication that the narrator may have dreamt the entire episode?
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting,
dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before;
8. What is he hoping the Raven can tell him?
“Nevermore.”
9. Copy and identify one form of figurative language used in the poem:
whom unmerciful Disaster Followed
10. Throughout the poem, many words are repeated (ex: chamber, sorrow,
Nevermore, Lenore). Why does Poe do this? What type of effect does it have on
the reader?
it makes the mood very morbid
Textual Analysis
Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,
there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore.
made he; not an instant stopped or stayed he; But, with mien of lord or lady,
perched above my chamber door - Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my
chamber door -
11. Explain what happens in the stanza above:
the raven flies into the window and sits on top of his door
12. What word does the raven always use to answer the narrator’s questions?
nevermore
Directions: Answer the questions using the poem. (Use the hints in
parentheses to assist with the correct answer)
1. Who is the assumed speaker?
the narrator/ her lover
2. What is the setting?
a long time ago, along the sea side
5. What lines inform you of Annabel’s death? (number)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night, Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee. she froze to death
7. What does “coveted” (synonym from poem) mean, and who portrayed this
action?
they wanted to have them, constantly watching
8. What is a synonym for the word “angel”?
winged seraph
8.5. What line addresses the young age of the two loves?
I was a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea;
9. In the 4th stanza, what sound device is “chilling and killing” an example
of?
rhyming
11.What is a synonym for tomb or crypt? Use a word from the poem.
In the sepulchre there by the sea,
In her tomb by the sounding sea.
12. The speaker states that his and Annabel’s love is stronger than what two
groups of people? Write the number of the two lines that support this
statement or write the lines. But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than
Of many far wiser than we-
we-
And neither the angels in heaven above,
13. What is a synonym for “separate”?
dissever
15. Where are the angels located? Demons?
angels are in heaven and the demons are under the sea
16. Where does the speaker spend most of this time after the death of Annabel?
by her tomb
17. The speaker seems to have difficulty forgetting his love; what lines support
his inference? Write the number or the lines.
For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel
Lee;
And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes
Lee;
Of the beautiful Annabel
18. What names does the speaker refer Annabel as?
my darling, my life and my bride
19. How did the speaker describe Annabel Lee?
beautiful, bright eyes
20. Which line does not make “sense” when dealing with the senses?
moon never beams starts never ride
“The Raven”
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, While
I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
1. In line (a) find the two words that are an example of internal rhyme and record
them:
dreary, weary
2. In line (b) find the three words that are an example of alliteration and record
them:
I nodded, nearly napping
3. “And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain...” In this
line find two words that are an example of assonance and record them:
silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
4. What is the setting of “The Raven”? Include month and weather.
December,thunderstorm
5. Explain the conflict in “The Raven.”
the raven reminds him of death, and his dead lover
6. In what ways does the author create “mood” in the opening stanza?
midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
7. Is there any indication that the narrator may have dreamt the entire episode?
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting,
dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before;
8. What is he hoping the Raven can tell him?
“Nevermore.”
9. Copy and identify one form of figurative language used in the poem:
whom unmerciful Disaster Followed
10. Throughout the poem, many words are repeated (ex: chamber, sorrow,
Nevermore, Lenore). Why does Poe do this? What type of effect does it have on
the reader?
it makes the mood very morbid
Textual Analysis
Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,
there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore.
made he; not an instant stopped or stayed he; But, with mien of lord or lady,
perched above my chamber door - Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my
chamber door -
11. Explain what happens in the stanza above:
the raven flies into the window and sits on top of his door
12. What word does the raven always use to answer the narrator’s questions?
nevermore
Monday, September 30, 2013
book report
Noah Flegel
Book report
Period 5b honors English
9-18-13
why i chose to read
I chose to read the book, Ender’s
Game, for a couple of different respectable reasons. Whenever I am choosing from a list of books
to read, the first step in my process is eliminating the books that look and
sound boring. I do this by reading the
summaries on the back cover, and analyze the cover. The hardest part is making the decision out
of the top three you have narrowed it down to.
The main reason I picked “Ender’s Game” out of all the other books was
because I love sci-fi. There was also talk of the book becoming a movie, and I
love to watch movies after I read the book.
“Ender’s Game” ended up being brilliant choice.
Ender Wiggin is the third child out
of a family of five who happens to be some sort of genius. Ender and his two older siblings, Valentine
and Peter, all wore monitors that allowed the army to watch there every
move. The army saw lots of potential in
Ender. In result he had his monitor on
for a much longer time then his siblings.
This made his brother Peter furious.
Ender try’s to be nice to everyone and make peace, yet even the kids at
school bully him. Ender beats up the
main bully to show him a lesson and so the others will let him be.
After the army observes this, and a
commanding officer comes by the house and recruits him to come join their fight
against the aliens who are trying to kill everyone. As usual the other kids on his launch are
jealous of him and Ender accidently beats one kid up. Once Ender begins to portray his skills and
talents the other kids begin to respect him. He makes a few friends but gets
separated from them once he has to join the next level.
Ender soon finds out that the army
has been using him for his smarts the whole time. The so-called practice games he had been
playing, had actually been real life. He had killed thousands of buggers and
some people as well. Peter ends up
taking control of the world and Valentine needs Ender. Ender finds out that the buggers didn’t mean
any harm after he goes to their last planet and helps find them a safe place to
live.
Favorite part
My favorite part of the book was
definitely towards the beginning when Ender stood up for himself in a huge way
and beat up the bully that had been giving him tons of trouble. The author portrait Ender as a scrawny little
nerd and then out of nowhere he beats up some jock. I was shocked and entertained as I read this
part. I always love when the under dog
does something great. This part made me
happy.
Worst part
Once Ender got to his base, things
started to get confusing. I often found
myself reading and not knowing what I just read. It was boring for a while and it was very
hard to follow since it was such a different idea for a book.
Recommend or not?
It depends on who I was going to
recommend it too. If it was someone who
likes a twist or something different and creative I would definitely recommend
it to that person. If it was someone who likes a more normal, down to earth
story, I would not recommend it to that person.
I would rate this book at a 6 since there were some weird and hard to
follow parts. It was very different and
interesting though and I enjoyed it for the most part.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
“The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allen Poe
BEFORE READING
Author Biography
Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849) was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Orphaned at
an early age, he was taken in by a wealthy family in Virginia. During his life, Poe
endured personal tragedies, including the death of his mother, a difficult stay in
his foster home, a college career shortened by debts and misconduct, the death
of his wife at a young age, and years of poverty. These tragedies influenced
Poe’s writing so that his short stories were filled with horror. He believed that a
short story should be written to produce a single emotional effect for the reader:
all events, characters, ideas, and words should be chosen and manipulated
solely for the purpose of achieving this effect. “The Tell-Tale Heart” is one of the
best examples of Poe’s tales of terror.
Literary Focus:
Atmosphere and MoodThe atmosphere or mood of a story is the overall emotional
feeling created by the details the author uses: Sometimes you may be able to
describe the atmosphere in a single word – sad, frightening, or mysterious, for
example. Authors create atmosphere by their descriptions of settings, characters,
and events. They choose words carefully so that you will be affected by their
writing in the way they want you to be.
Knowing the following words will help you as you read “The TellTale Heart.” Before reading, preview the words and what they mean. It may also
VOCABULARY
help if you scan through the story, find, and then underline the words in the text.
WORD
DEFINITION WORD
Acute sensitive over-acuteness
foresight thoughtful regard for the future concealment
dissimulation
the hiding of one’s feelings or purposes waned
vexed
troubled, distressed, caused agitation scantlings
profound
seeing beyond what is obvious suavity
sagacity sound judgment bade
hearkening
awe a mixed feeling of reverence, fear, and wonder reposed
crevice a narrow opening gesticulations
distinctness unmistakable, clearly defined derision
Irony
Verbal Irony-occurs when there is a difference between what a character says
and what another character understands
Ex. "The cake is as soft as concrete" - the person wants to tell that the cake is not so soft to eat.
"Water is as clear as mud" - The person actually says that the water is not at all clear.
"Isn't it as pleasant as a root canal?" - This implies that whatever occurred was not pleasant at
all.
Example from Tell-Tale Heart:
(Hint: what does the narrator say about himself?)
1.
Situational Irony when the opposite of what one would expect to happen
actually happens
Ex. My dog Lucky was hit by a car.
Example from Tell-Tale Heart: The narrator was never kinder to the old man then in the week before he killed him.
2.
Dramatic Irony : when the reader/audience knows something that a character
doesn’t
Ex.
giving careful attention audacity
Example from Tell-Tale Heart: The heart beat that tells the reader that the character is feeling guilt.
3.
4. How does an author use sensory details to describe the atmosphere or mood of a short story? pail blue eye with the film is a good example because it drives the narrator mad.
5. In what ways do our choice of words create specific atmosphere and
characterization? the choice of words makes a image in your mind. details.
III. Literary Elements
6. Mood, or atmosphere, is the overall feeling in the story. How would you describe the mood in this story? What details does Poe use to create the mood? dark and jumpy a manic . When the story first starts the narrator repeats himself often and talks fast.
7. Symbolism: What does the heartbeat noise symbolize in the story? Provide evidence from the story. The old man and how the narrator is going mad with guilt. I felt that I must scream or die!—and now—again!—
hark! louder! louder! louder! louder!—
“Villains!” I shrieked, “dissemble no more! I admit the
deed!—tear up the planks!—here, here!—it is the beating of
his hideous heart!”
8. How does first paragraph foreshadow, or hint at, the events of the story? Be specific (use a quote)!It shows that he is nervous and good at hearing. TRUE!—nervous—very, very dreadfully nervous I had been
and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease
had sharpened my senses—not destroyed—not dulled them.
9. The final paragraph in the story builds to a kind of mad climax. How does the writer use words and punctuation to create? he uses dashes and semi colons to continue thoughts
10. What does the narrator repeatedly claim about himself? Why?
That he isnt mad, because he is mad.
“The Black Cat”
11. An allusion is a reference to a person, place, or thing. What allusion exists in the story? that the cat's name was pluto.
12. From what point of view is the story told? What effect does this create? first person, that you are looking through the eyes of the narrator
13. What’s the significance of the title animal? Explain. black cat, is bad luck and his wife believes that the cat is bad luck, also the cat's name is pluto which is the greek word for Hades.
14. What foreshadowing could you find in the story? cat's name is pluto which is the greek word for Hades. that the wife thinks it bad luck, that he has loves animals his whole life. and that he is kind to animals
15. What similarities do you see in this story and “The Tell-Tale Heart.” both narrators feel guilty in a way that they almost want to get caught, the police have to rip up parts of houses to get to the bodies
BEFORE READING
Author Biography
Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849) was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Orphaned at
an early age, he was taken in by a wealthy family in Virginia. During his life, Poe
endured personal tragedies, including the death of his mother, a difficult stay in
his foster home, a college career shortened by debts and misconduct, the death
of his wife at a young age, and years of poverty. These tragedies influenced
Poe’s writing so that his short stories were filled with horror. He believed that a
short story should be written to produce a single emotional effect for the reader:
all events, characters, ideas, and words should be chosen and manipulated
solely for the purpose of achieving this effect. “The Tell-Tale Heart” is one of the
best examples of Poe’s tales of terror.
Literary Focus:
Atmosphere and MoodThe atmosphere or mood of a story is the overall emotional
feeling created by the details the author uses: Sometimes you may be able to
describe the atmosphere in a single word – sad, frightening, or mysterious, for
example. Authors create atmosphere by their descriptions of settings, characters,
and events. They choose words carefully so that you will be affected by their
writing in the way they want you to be.
Knowing the following words will help you as you read “The TellTale Heart.” Before reading, preview the words and what they mean. It may also
VOCABULARY
help if you scan through the story, find, and then underline the words in the text.
WORD
DEFINITION WORD
Acute sensitive over-acuteness
foresight thoughtful regard for the future concealment
dissimulation
the hiding of one’s feelings or purposes waned
vexed
troubled, distressed, caused agitation scantlings
profound
seeing beyond what is obvious suavity
sagacity sound judgment bade
hearkening
awe a mixed feeling of reverence, fear, and wonder reposed
crevice a narrow opening gesticulations
distinctness unmistakable, clearly defined derision
Irony
Verbal Irony-occurs when there is a difference between what a character says
and what another character understands
Ex. "The cake is as soft as concrete" - the person wants to tell that the cake is not so soft to eat.
"Water is as clear as mud" - The person actually says that the water is not at all clear.
"Isn't it as pleasant as a root canal?" - This implies that whatever occurred was not pleasant at
all.
Example from Tell-Tale Heart:
(Hint: what does the narrator say about himself?)
1.
Situational Irony when the opposite of what one would expect to happen
actually happens
Ex. My dog Lucky was hit by a car.
Example from Tell-Tale Heart: The narrator was never kinder to the old man then in the week before he killed him.
2.
Dramatic Irony : when the reader/audience knows something that a character
doesn’t
Ex.
giving careful attention audacity
Example from Tell-Tale Heart: The heart beat that tells the reader that the character is feeling guilt.
3.
4. How does an author use sensory details to describe the atmosphere or mood of a short story? pail blue eye with the film is a good example because it drives the narrator mad.
5. In what ways do our choice of words create specific atmosphere and
characterization? the choice of words makes a image in your mind. details.
III. Literary Elements
6. Mood, or atmosphere, is the overall feeling in the story. How would you describe the mood in this story? What details does Poe use to create the mood? dark and jumpy a manic . When the story first starts the narrator repeats himself often and talks fast.
7. Symbolism: What does the heartbeat noise symbolize in the story? Provide evidence from the story. The old man and how the narrator is going mad with guilt. I felt that I must scream or die!—and now—again!—
hark! louder! louder! louder! louder!—
“Villains!” I shrieked, “dissemble no more! I admit the
deed!—tear up the planks!—here, here!—it is the beating of
his hideous heart!”
8. How does first paragraph foreshadow, or hint at, the events of the story? Be specific (use a quote)!It shows that he is nervous and good at hearing. TRUE!—nervous—very, very dreadfully nervous I had been
and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease
had sharpened my senses—not destroyed—not dulled them.
9. The final paragraph in the story builds to a kind of mad climax. How does the writer use words and punctuation to create? he uses dashes and semi colons to continue thoughts
10. What does the narrator repeatedly claim about himself? Why?
That he isnt mad, because he is mad.
“The Black Cat”
11. An allusion is a reference to a person, place, or thing. What allusion exists in the story? that the cat's name was pluto.
12. From what point of view is the story told? What effect does this create? first person, that you are looking through the eyes of the narrator
13. What’s the significance of the title animal? Explain. black cat, is bad luck and his wife believes that the cat is bad luck, also the cat's name is pluto which is the greek word for Hades.
14. What foreshadowing could you find in the story? cat's name is pluto which is the greek word for Hades. that the wife thinks it bad luck, that he has loves animals his whole life. and that he is kind to animals
15. What similarities do you see in this story and “The Tell-Tale Heart.” both narrators feel guilty in a way that they almost want to get caught, the police have to rip up parts of houses to get to the bodies
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