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Strange & Mysterious
Review for test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a wicked or cruel event | atrocity |
| to come forth from a source | emanate |
| the front of a building | facade |
| with great emotion | vehemently |
| mean, cruel | malevolent |
| to hold back | refrain |
| sharp sense | acute |
| plain; not attractive | homely |
| boldly rude and disrepectful | audacity |
| cautious | wary |
| greedy | rapacious |
| friendly | congenial |
| teasing by withholding something one desires | tantalizing |
| smart; clever | sagacious |
| alcoholism | intemperance |
| obtain | procure |
| willfully determined not to do the right thing | perverse |
| ghost | apparition |
| small | minute |
| huge fire | conflagration |
| the opposite of what is expected | irony |
| represents more than what it is | symbol |
| the way the writer makes the reader feel. | mood |
| created through setting, imagery, and word choice. | mood |
| the meaning or the message in the story. | theme |
| The Raven symbolizes | pain |
| The Birthmark symbolize's | God's touch |
| The monkey's paw symbolizes | fate & greed |
| The black cat symbolizes | alcoholism |
| The heart symbolizes | guilt |
| "Once upon a midnight dreary...." | "The Raven" |
| "A man who dreams of perfecting nature is doomed to fail" | "The Birthmark" |
| "Romance at short notice was her specialty." | "The Open Window" |
| "I heard all things in heaven and earth." | "The Tell Tale Heart" |
| Edgar Allan Poe's most famous work. | "The Raven" |
| Edgar's mother was an... | actress |
| Edgar's 13 year old niece and wife | Virginia Clemm |
| "The bloom's crimson petals drifted silently to the tabletop." | symbol |
| "The wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks." | simile |
| "Each word was like a large black eye staring at him." | simile |
| "His room was black as pitch..." | simile |
| "While I nodded, nearly, napping..." | alliteration |
| "Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door.." | allusion |
| "Take thy beak from out my heart." | metaphor |
| "It was like a stain upon white marble." | simile |
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awilbourne
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