Poe

Who did Poe marry?

• his favorite neighbor

• his High School sweetheart

• his 13-year old cousin

What genre of literature is Poe responsible for?

• Poetry

• Detective Stories

• Comedy

Which one of Poe's five senses does he say "is most acute?"

• taste

• smell

• touch

• hearing

What kind of groan did Poe's victim make?

• one of mortal terror

• he had gas

• he stifled a sneeze

What did the old man cry when he sprang up in bed?

• "Where's my pillow?"

• "Turn off the light - I'm trying to sleep!"

• "Who's there?"

What is one literary device that Poe uses over and over and over? (Take a hint!)

• assonance

• repetition

• hyperbole

What did Poe do to his victim?

• pulled out all his hair.

• dragged the bed on top of him and killed him.

• stole all his money.

Where did Poe bury the old man?

• under a tree in the back yard.

• in the trunk of his car.

• under the planks of the floor.

What time did the cops show up?

• midnight

• four o'clock a.m.

• 11:30 p.m.

How did Poe describe his "madness?"

• like being in love

• what it feels like to have really bad dandruff

• an over acuteness of his sense of hearing