Imp of the Perverse

People often end up doing exactly what they told themselves not to do. The intention to suppress a response has the perverse effect of strengthening the response. Edgar Allan Poe described this phenomenon in, “The Telltale Heart,” and labeled it: the Imp of the Perverse

Farewell Poe

Fare thee well Edgar! Take thy beak from out my heart and take thy form from off my door!

Test Review--Poe Unit 1

1. _____________________________is the series of conflicts and crisis in the story that lead to the climax.

2. ____________________________is the conclusion, the tying together of all of the threads.

3. ______________________________is the turning point, the most intense moment—either mentally or in action.

4. ______________________ is the start of the story, the situation before the action starts.

5. ____________________________is the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story.

6. ___________________________________is the side of an issue someone favors.

7. ________________________________is the organized pattern or sequence of events that make up a story. This is made up of a series of incidents that are related to one another.

8. A ___________________ is personal writing that focuses on a brief period of one’s life instead of a whole life.

9. A ____________________ is when someone writes about his or her entire life.

10. _________________________ is the relationship between two things when one thing makes something else happen.

11. Explain cause and effect and give a real life example.

12. What is an internal conflict?

13. What is an external conflict? Give the three types.

14. Can a plot occur without conflict?

15. What is a flashback? How is it used? Why does it occur?

16. Where did Poe grow up?

17. Where did he die?

18. Where did he attend college?

19. Who did he marry?

20. Was he successful?

21. What writing did he create? Influence?

22. Describe Poe’s death.

23. In The Tell Tale Heart, describe the 5 parts of a plot.

24. In The Tell Tale Heart, why does he kill the old man?

25. What sound does the narrator hear? What else might it be?

26. How does Poe use suspense and foreshadowing in The Tell Tale Heart and The Raven?

27. What word does the Raven repeat?

28. Give 2 characteristics of Gothic Literature.

29. Compare and Contrast The Tell Tale Heart and The Raven.

30. What is sequence?

31. Define ominous

32. Define melancholy

33. Label the 5 parts of a plot on the pyramid diagram.

Venn Diagram

Study this Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting Poe's The Raven and "The Tell Tale Heart." Thanks 2nd period for doing a great one!!