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Poe’s Life Poe’s LifePoe’s

LiteratureParts of Speech

Vocabulary

In what city did Edgar Allan Poe

die?

Baltimore.

In what city was Edgar Allan Poe

born?

Boston

How old was Edgar Poe when his mother died?

Three years old.

What disease did his mother

die of?

Tuberculosis (TB)

What was his foster mother’s

and foster father’s last

name.

Allan.

In what country did Poe go to boarding school?

England

For how many years did Poe live in Philadelphia?

Six years.

Mr. Allan agreed to send Poe to another school after his wife died. What school did Edgar attend after the Univ.

of VA?

The United States Military

Academy at West Point.

Who is Maria

Clemm?

Edgar’s father’s sister (Poe’s aunt).

How old was Virginia Clemm

when she married Edgar

Poe?

13

What poem does Poe write that

involves “a love that was more than

a love”?

Annabel Lee

What one word does the

Raven say?

“Nevermore.”

Where is the Raven now

(according to the poem)?

On the pallid bust of Pallas just above his

chamber door.

After committing “the perfect

crime,” why does the Caretaker

confess he did it to the police?

He had a guilty conscience and/or

he wanted the beating of the heart (that he

heard in his head) to stop.

How many rooms are there in Prince

Prospero’s castellated abbey?

Seven.

In “The Cask of Amontillado,”

What clothing is Fortunato wearing?

Motley.

In “The Cask of Amontillado,” what color is Montresor wearing?

Black.

What two images does Montresor’s coat of arms have on it?

A foot crushing a snake that is biting the foot.

“The Masque of the Red Death” is an allegory.

What is its allegorical or

symbolic meaning?

No one can escape death,

or it is impossible to avoid disease by hiding from it,

or upper classes can not avoid the problems of the larger society

by isolating themselves.

How long after Fortunato’s death

does Montresor tell someone that he

killed him?

Fifty years.

What part of speech is “decorum,” as in “There were some

people at the wedding who were not behaving with proper decorum.”

Noun.

What part of speech is “embellish?” as in:

“The architects embellished the

columns with gold leaf.”

Verb.

What part of speech is “disconcerting,” as

in “The carriage gave a disconcerting

lunge and rolled over.”

Adjective.

What is the definition of “sagacious?”

Wise, shrewd, very discerning.

What is the definition of

“impetuous?”

Hasty, rash, impulsive