the black cat edgar allan poe short story

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Pluto did not give him a reason to do it.

How old was Poe when he died? 40 What is a plot twist? a sudden, unexpected change in a story What is an allusion? a reference that the author expects you to know What is a simile? a comparison using like or as Who does Poe marry? Virginia, his first cousin What is prose? Writing in everyday language written in paragraphs What is personification? Giving nonhuman things human characteristics What is a metaphor? A comparison not using like or as What is characterization? methods used by a writer to introduce or describe characters to readers What is foreshadowing? hints given that tell readers what may happen in the story What is a speaker? the narrator of a poem What does intemperance mean? excesive consumption of alcohol Does our narrator feel guilty for killing his wife? No Does our narrator feel guilty for killing Pluto? Yes Why does the narrator kill Pluto? Pluto loved him. What is a hogshead? a barrell What is on the one wall that did not burn of the house? An imprint of a cat with a noose around its neck What is an example of foreshadowing in the story? The white splotch that looks like the gallows-hints that death will find our narrator What does the narrator do with the body of his wife? Puts her in the wall of the cellar How does the narrator get caught in his crime? He hits the wall with his cane, and the cat lets out a horrible sounding scream. Where does the new black cat come from in the story? The cat follows the narrator home from a tavern one night. He is there all the time-even when the narrator is sleeping. How does the new black cat act with the narrator? He follows him everywhere. Who does the narrator want to kill instead of his wife? The black cat Why does the narrator originally not kill the black cat? He is ashamed of what he did to Pluto. He turns and in a fit of passion kills his wife. Why does the narrator kill his wife? The cat trips him, and he gets mad.

What does anomalous mean? abnormal What is a conflagration? a large fire What does felicity mean? happiness How does the narrator kill his wife? He drives an axe in her head. What does the new cat have on his chest? He has a white splotch that is shaped like a hangman's noose.

The black cat edgar allan poe short story