12 of 2012 of 20 Items
Question
What does the following quote from "The Cask of Amontillado" reveal about the relationship between Montresor and his servants?
I had told them that I should not return until the morning and had given them explicit orders not to stir from the house. These orders were sufficient, I well knew, to insure their immediate disappearance, one and all, as soon as my back was turned.
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Responses
He knows his servants are disobedient.
He knows his servants are disobedient.
He is afraid of being robbed by his servants.
He is afraid of being robbed by his servants.
He wants his servants to enjoy the carnival.
He wants his servants to enjoy the carnival.
He is trying to punish his servants.
The correct answer is: He knows his servants are disobedient.
13 of 2013 of 20 Items
Question
(1 point)
In the short story, "The Cask of Amontillado," Poe's use of a(n) ___________ narrator to tell the story heightens the uncertainty and sense of horror felt by the reader.
The correct answer is: unreliable
14 of 2014 of 20 Items
Question
Which of the following lines from “The Raven” best illustrates how the author’s word choice impacts the mood and tone of the poem?
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Responses
“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,”
“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,”
“Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,”
“Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,”
“Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;”
“Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;”
“Nothing further then he uttered, not a feather then he fluttered—”
The line "Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;" best illustrates how the author's word choice impacts the mood and tone of the poem in "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe. This line conveys a sense of mystery, otherworldly imagination, and unreality, which contributes to the overall eerie and unsettling tone of the poem.
15 of 2015 of 20 Items
Question
The poetic device used in the line below is and example of ______.
"For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams"
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Responses
internal rhyme
internal rhyme
irony
irony
a simile
a simile
onomatopoeia