front 1 a long, narrow crack or opening (the narrator sees one on the House of Usher upon arrival) | back 1 fissure |
front 2 a very great age | back 2 antiquity |
front 3 to take something large and reduce to small fragments | back 3 annihilate |
front 4 Synonyms include boisterous, hectic, loud, turbulent, etc. | back 4 tumultuous |
front 5 Antonyms of this word include “union” or “unification” | back 5 dissolution |
front 6 How does the narrator know Roderick, and why is he traveling to the House of Usher in the first place? | back 6 They were boyhood friends, and Roderick sent him a letter saying he was suffering from a mental illness and that he needed his friend. |
front 7 Describe the mysterious illness that Madeline has | back 7 Madeline suffered from catalepsy, a mysterious disease that left her without control of her bodily movements. |
front 8 What disturbing idea does Roderick have about the house, and what word does he continue to use to describe the house? | back 8 That it is has “sentience” or that it is aware/living. |
front 9 What is Roderick Usher’s GREATEST fear? | back 9 Dying of FEAR (aka being frightened to death) |
front 10 Which character is the following quote about (and what causes it?): “There was an iciness, a sinking, a sickening of the heart--an unredeemed dreariness of thought…” | back 10 the narrator. The setting causes it |
front 11 What ends up happening to Madeline? | back 11 She gets mistaken for dead, gets mistakenly entombed in a coffin, but then revives, forces her way to freedom before dying |
front 12 What happens to the House of Usher in the ending? | back 12 The fissure widens until the house collapses |
front 13 What two things did Edgar Allan Poe like to mirror/resemble one another? | back 13 setting and characters’ state of mind |
front 14 Describe how Roderick’s state of mind mirrored the setting | back 14 dark, gloomy, comfortless, tattered, scattered, melancholic |
front 15 How does life imitate art in “The Fall of the House of Usher”? Give at least 1 SPECIFIC example | back 15 the stories from the medieval tale contained the same sounds as Madeline struggling to get out of the entombment. |
front 16 Provide at least 3 descriptions of setting for traditional gothic literature | back 16 Dark, remote, exotic settings, such as gloomy mansion or castle. Sometimes set in distant past. Maybe haunted or cursed. Strong images and symbols. |
front 17 Describe the characters (give at least 2 examples) in Traditional Gothic literature | back 17 Strange, eccentric people, often of high social standing. Deep emotions (such as grief, depression, or terror). Sometimes involve monsters or ghosts. |
front 18 Describe typical plot events (give at least 2 examples) in Traditional Gothic Literature | back 18 Unusual occurrences involving violence or supernatural elements |
front 19 Describe endings of Traditional Gothic Literature | back 19 Dramatic endings that fully resolve the dark, scary events |
front 20 Besides Traditional Gothic Literature, what other types of genres did Edgar Allan Poe like to write? | back 20 science fiction and the detective story |
front 21 In your own words, what is denotation? | back 21 dictionary definition of a word |
front 22 In your own words, what is connotation | back 22 emotional or imaginative association a word has |
front 23 Out of the two, which one can have shades of meaning? | back 23 shades of meaning |
front 24 Between the two, which is fixed and unchangeable? | back 24 denotation |
front 25 Which word has the most appropriate connotation to complete the following sentence: Mona’s bright yellow outfit was beautiful, but it was too _____ for a court appearance before a judge. (expensive, conservative, flamboyant). | back 25 flamboyant |
front 26 Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and what else? | back 26 other adverbs |
front 27 Fill in the blank for the following formula for compound sentences: ____________, [ ] ____________ | back 27 independent clause, [FANBOYS] independent clause |
front 28 Every complex sentence contains what two things? | back 28 an independent clause and a dependent clause |
front 29 Every dependent clause begins with this | back 29 a subordinate conjunction |
front 30 Name at least 4 subordinate conjunctions (AAAAWWWOUEBISTT words) | back 30 After, Although, Awhile, As, While, When, Whenever, Whether, Once, Until, Unless, Because, Before, If, Even though, Since, Though, Till |
front 31 What is the name of the song that Roderick sings lyrics to on the spot? | back 31 “The Haunted Palace” |
front 32 Usher gives 3 reasons for why he asked the narrator to visit him. Which is NOT a reason he gave for requesting the visit? | back 32 He was afraid of the storm that was coming |
front 33 How does the character of Madeline impact the character of Usher? | back 33 She has become part of what has made Usher's mental condition worse. |
front 34 In what way is Usher's ballad about the king and palace symbolic of the situation of Usher himself? | back 34 The king and Usher are living in situations that have declined or worsened. |
front 35 Which of the following could be a synonym for the word "desolate"? | back 35 Empty |
front 36 What happened to Madeline Usher? | back 36 She had a disease called catelepsy and died from it. |
front 37 How did the outside and inside of the house reflect Usher? | back 37 The outside had a fissure which represented a crack in his life that can't be fixed. The old furniture inside the house represents how old and tired he is. |
front 38 What is the overall mood of the story? | back 38 Depressing, frightening, and unsettling. |
front 39 rending | back 39 violent or forceful pulling apart of something. |
front 40 FANBOYS | back 40 for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so |
front 41 if a dependent clause comes before a independent clause you need a comma. | back 41 true |
front 42 If an independent clause comes before a dependent clause you need a comma. | back 42 false |