WorksheetsPoe Stories and Lit. Devices Review
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
In "The Oval Portrait," how does the artist's wife die?
The artist literally pulls the life out of her and paints it onto the canvas as he creates her portrait.
She has tuberculosis, which eventually killed her.
She dies of dehydration from having no water while the portrait is being painted.
She is murdered by an insane narrator.
Which option best describes the artist?
He is a crazed, obsessive man who cares about his art more than anything else.
He is a caring gentleman who loves his wife.
He is a talented magician.
He is a quiet, simple man.
How does the story's narrator learn about the woman in the oval portrait?
His servant Pedro tells him about her.
The story is a famous legend.
The story comes to him in a dream.
He and his servant find a book that gives the explanation of the painting.
In Poe's "Berenice," the main character has a strange obsession with his cousin's
ancestors
eyes
teeth
hair
Monomania, the disease from which the "Berenice" narrator suffers is very much like
Chicken pox
OCD
ADD
Amnesia
Bloody clothes, a dirty spade, and 32 teeth are all clues that the narrator has
removed Berenice from her grave.
has convinced Berenice to perform dentistry in unsanitary conditions.
been in a serious battle with Berenice's killer.
injured himself in a fall.
How many cats exist in "The Black Cat?"
1
2
3
4
How does the cat die?
He bleeds to death after his eye is gouged out.
He suffocates behind a wall.
His head is chopped off by an axe.
He is hanged in the narrator's garden.
In "The Black Cat," the narrator suffers from
alcoholism
tuberculosis
monomania
extreme fear
This story exhibits a person vs. self conflict.
"Hop Frog"
"Masque of the Red Death"
"Berenice"
"The Pit and the Pendulum"
This story, with a theme of "live life to the fullest," revolves around a man who tries to outsmart his worst fear.
"The Pit and the Pendulum"
"Ligeia"
"Premature Burial"
"The Oval Portrait"
In "Premature Burial," the narrator believes he has been buried alive because
he has fallen asleep with a pillow over his head.
he is being chased by hitmen who want to steal his fortune.
he suffers from a disease that steals his memory.
he mistakes a ship's narrow wooden berth or an underground coffin.
Treat others as you yourself wish to be treated is the theme of
"The Black Cat"
"Masque of the Red Death"
"Hop Frog"
"Ligeia"
A fiery end to a group of costumed orangutans sums up the climax of this Poe story.
"Oval Portrait"
"Berenice"
"Hop Frog"
"The Pit and the Pendulum"
Who is torturing the main character in "The Pit and the Pendulum?"
The French government
The Spanish Inquisition
The Mafia
The Three Musketeers
Why have Prince Prospero and and his friends sealed themselves in an isolated castle?
to gain protection from the Red Death
to keep out the cold
to break an evil curse
to gain eternal life
Who is the masked figure who appears at the end of "Masque of the Red Death?"
Prince Prospero
God
the devil
death
In which story do rats play an important role in the main character's freedom?
"The Pit and the Pendulum"
"Masque of the Red Death"
"Oval Portrait"
"Berenice"
Many of Poe's stories contain
unmarried men
tortured animals
insane narrators
siblings
Hop Frog received his nickname because
he was found in a swamp
he has lips like an amphibian
he is a crippled dwarf
he has a rasping, croaky voice
What is unique about the upstairs rooms of the castle in "Masque of the Red Death?"
Each one contains a clock from a different foreign country.
The furniture in each room is made of marble.
They have no windows.
They each have their own color scheme.
The conflict of "The Pit and the Pendulum" is
person vs. nature
person vs. the supernatural
person vs. self
person vs. society
Assuming the wife viewed by the narrator at the end of the story is Ligeia, the conflict is
person vs. society
person vs. the supernatural
person vs. person
person vs. nature
What are some of the unusual things that happen to the Lady Rowena's body after her death?
her cheeks blush
her eyelashes flutter
her body grows taller
all of the above
In "Ligeia," the narrator and his first wife share an unusual interest or preoccupation with
worms anthropoids
death and the afterlife
cultural studies
archeology
When a number of words have the same first consonant sound and occur closely together in a work.
simile
hyperbole
alliteration
metaphor
A comparison of unlike objects or ideas using the words "like" or "as" in the description
simile
metonymy
onomatopeia
personification
Giving human qualities or characteristics to something non-human
symbolism
paradox
personification
assonance
Mentioning a famous or well-known object, person, place, or event to add meaning to a work
allusion
alliteration
assonance
annoyance
When a word copies the sound it makes
oxymoron
alliteration
onomatopoeia
metonymy
Comparing unlike objects of ideas WITHOUT the use of "like" or "as" is ...
symbolism
paradox
allusion
metaphor
The use of one word to replace an idea or phrase to which it is closely associated or related
oxymoron
metonymy
allusion
simile
A statement that seems to contradict itself but is, nevertheless, true
simile
paradox
paradigm
alliteration
Verbal irony can also be called ____________________.
assonance
blasphemy
sarcasm
metaphor
A technique in which a sound, word, phrase or line is REPEATED for effect or emphasis
anaphora
simile
alliteration
hyperbole
When the readers or audience know more about something than the characters do
onomatopoeia
situational irony
anaphora
dramatic irony
Something happening that is completely unexpected or the opposite of what is normally expected
dramatic irony
verbal irony
situational irony
personification
