
Edgar Allan Poe EdPuzzle
Authored by Kristen Kushmer
English
6th - 10th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
For what genre of literature is Edgar Allan Poe known?
Mystery
Gothic Horror
Satire
Romantic Comedy
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Beyond being an author, what did Edgar Allan Poe do for a living?
editor
mortician
doctor
officiant
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Freedom from punishment
impunity
implore
vex
motley
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
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