Edgar Allan Poe EdPuzzle

For what genre of literature is Edgar Allan Poe known?

• Mystery

• Gothic Horror

• Satire

• Romantic Comedy

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Poe turns readers into active participants with his use of the _________, and the reader must decide is the narrator might be lying about the events.

• horrific diction

• unreliable narrator

• black irony

• ambiguous metaphor

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Beyond being an author, what did Edgar Allan Poe do for a living?

• editor

• mortician

• doctor

• officiant

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Edgar Allan Poe's mother and wife both died young. How old were they when they died?

• His mother was 34, his wife was 24.

• His mother was 24, his wife was 34.

• They were both 24

• They were both 34

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True or Fales: Poe's difficult and often depressing life inspired the dark and creepy writing style for which he is now famous.

• True

• False

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Freedom from punishment

• impunity

• implore

• vex

• motley

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