9) Poe's use of a(n) ___ to tell the story heightens the uncertainty and sense of horror felt by the reader
unreliable narrator
10) In Edgar Allan Poe's poem 'The Bells', how does the tone change from the beginning to the end?
a) from melancholic to scary
b) from cheerful to sinister
c) from peaceful to frenetic
d) from hopeful to embittered
c) from peaceful to frenetic
11) The poetic device used in the line below is _____
"For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams"
The poetic device used in the line "For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams" is personification.
12) The phrase 'radiant maiden' in the poem 'The Raven' is an example of...
a) assonance
b) internal rhyme
c) repetition
d) onomatopoeia
a) assonance
13) What technique is used most in 'The Lottery' to build suspense?
a) flashback
b) foreshadowing
c) an unreliable narrator
d) withholding of information
b) foreshadowing
14) Why do you think people reacted so violently to the publication of 'The Lottery'?
a) it exacerbated the climate of paranoia in the World War ll era.
b) it pointed the finger at the dangers of a small-town mentality.
c) it suggested that even the most normal people are capable of evil.
d) it accused American society of being cold-hearted and capable of murder.