3.07 Questions About Poe
Okay investigative reporters, it is time to test your skills once again. Your assignment for this part of the lesson will be to respond, in well-developed sentences, to the following questions:
According to the first paragraph, what characteristics of the "Red Death" make it such a horrible disease?
Describe in detail Prospero's plan for escaping the epidemic.
What do the ebony clock and its arresting chimes add to the plot? Can you think of any symbolic value the clock might have?
What symbolic evidence can you find in Poe's use of the following: the number seven
the use of colors, especially the black and scarlet in the seventh room
the movement from east to west in the sequence of the rooms and throughout the story
Ebony clock
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In the last paragraph, Poe alludes to a prophecy from the Bible: "For yourselves know perfectly that the Day of the Lord so cometh like a thief in the night." (1 Thessalonians 5:2) "The Day of the Lord" is a way of referring to Judgment Day, or the last day of the world. In your opinion, how does this allusion add a layer of meaning to this story?
The remaining questions are based on the life of Poe.
"The want of parental affection," wrote Poe "has been the heaviest of my trials." Explain why Poe would make such a statement.
What prominent military academy did Poe attend? Did he graduate? Why or why not?
In great detail, comment on Virginia Clemm.
Why is much of what we know about Poe wrong?
From 1835 - 1837 Poe edited for what
According to the first paragraph, what characteristics of the "Red Death" make it such a horrible disease?
Describe in detail Prospero's plan for escaping the epidemic.
What do the ebony clock and its arresting chimes add to the plot? Can you think of any symbolic value the clock might have?
What symbolic evidence can you find in Poe's use of the following: the number seven
the use of colors, especially the black and scarlet in the seventh room
the movement from east to west in the sequence of the rooms and throughout the story
Ebony clock
© 2004 clipart.com
In the last paragraph, Poe alludes to a prophecy from the Bible: "For yourselves know perfectly that the Day of the Lord so cometh like a thief in the night." (1 Thessalonians 5:2) "The Day of the Lord" is a way of referring to Judgment Day, or the last day of the world. In your opinion, how does this allusion add a layer of meaning to this story?
The remaining questions are based on the life of Poe.
"The want of parental affection," wrote Poe "has been the heaviest of my trials." Explain why Poe would make such a statement.
What prominent military academy did Poe attend? Did he graduate? Why or why not?
In great detail, comment on Virginia Clemm.
Why is much of what we know about Poe wrong?
From 1835 - 1837 Poe edited for what