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24 Cards in this Set
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Who was the author of "The Fall of the House of Usher"?
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Edgar Allan Poe
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What was the single effect that Poe intended to create in his short stories?
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Horror and Terror
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Favorite topics of Poe's SHORT STORIES are ______.
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death and insanity.
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Favorite topics of Poe's POETRY is ______.
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the death of beautiful women
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Poe believed a short story should be 3 things - name one (1 of 3).
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be believable
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Poe believed a short story should be 3 things - name one (2 of 3).
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create a single effect -- sadness, joy, fear; he created horror.
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Poe believed a short story should be 3 things - name one (3 of 3).
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be short enough to read in one sitting.
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He was the first _______.
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American critic.
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He was the first to create _______.
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detective stories (created the idea of the "baffled friend")
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He was the first to create the _______ form.
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short story
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His parents were ________
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David and Elizabeth Poe
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His foster parents were ______
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John and Frances Allan
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His best boyhood friend was _______.
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Robert Stanard
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Robert Stanard's mother was Jane Stanard - she was very beautiful and she treated Edgar like a _____.
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son
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Poe went to the University of _______
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Virginia
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Poe was kicked out of the university and joined the ____.
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army
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John Allan got Poe out of the army on the condition that he would go to _____; he did, but then he got kicked out of there, too.
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West Point
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He first true love was _____.
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Sarah Elmira Royster
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Who kept Poe and Sarah apart?
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Mr Royster (her dad) and John Allan (Poe's foster father)
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Poe went to live with ______.
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Aunt Maria Clemm (Aunt Muddy)
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What was Poe's 13-year old cousin and wife?
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Virginia Clemm
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What did Virginia die from?
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consumption
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Poe and Sarah met again later and got back together. When they were engaged, Poe _____.
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died
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Who was known as Poe's executioner? He wrote a false biography about Poe because Poe had written a bad review of his book.
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Rev. Rufus Griswald
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