Poe's Stories
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Manuscript Found in a Bottle
Ligeia
The Fall of the House of Usher
William Wilson
The Murders in the Rue-Morgue
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Black Cat
The Purloined Letter
The Masque of the Red Death
The Cask of Amontillado
Themes
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Rivals and Doppelgangers
The Dead and the Living
The Gothic Style
Self, Solitude, and Consciousness
The Power of Memory
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Characters
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Narrator (M.S. Found in a Bottle)
Ligeia
Narrator (Ligeia)
Lady Rowena of Tremaine
Narrator (The Fall of the House of Usher)
Roderick Usher
Madeleine Usher
William Wilson
Narrator (The Murders in the Rue Morgue; The Purloined Letter)
Auguste Dupin
The Prefect of the Police
Narrator (The Tell-Tale Heart)
The Old Man
Narrator (The Pit and the Pendulum)
Narrator (The Black Cat)
Narrator’s wife (The Black Cat)
The Black Cat
The Minister D____
Prince Prospero
The Masque of the Red Death
Narrator (The Cask of Amontillado)
Fortunato
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Eyes
Architecture
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Alliteration
Allusions
Dramatic Irony
Flashbacks
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Parody
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Unreliable Narrator
Verbal Irony
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The Tell-Tale Heart Quiz
The Pit and the Pendulum Quiz
The Black Cat Quiz
The Purloined Letter Quiz
The Masque of the Red Death Quiz
The Cask of Amontillado Quiz
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Manuscript Found in a Bottle
Ligeia
The Fall of the House of Usher
William Wilson
The Murders in the Rue-Morgue
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Black Cat
The Purloined Letter
The Masque of the Red Death
The Cask of Amontillado
Themes
All Themes
Rivals and Doppelgangers
The Dead and the Living
The Gothic Style
Self, Solitude, and Consciousness
The Power of Memory
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Narrator (M.S. Found in a Bottle)
Ligeia
Narrator (Ligeia)
Lady Rowena of Tremaine
Narrator (The Fall of the House of Usher)
Roderick Usher
Madeleine Usher
William Wilson
Narrator (The Murders in the Rue Morgue; The Purloined Letter)
Auguste Dupin
The Prefect of the Police
Narrator (The Tell-Tale Heart)
The Old Man
Narrator (The Pit and the Pendulum)
Narrator (The Black Cat)
Narrator’s wife (The Black Cat)
The Black Cat
The Minister D____
Prince Prospero
The Masque of the Red Death
Narrator (The Cask of Amontillado)
Fortunato
Symbols
All Symbols
Eyes
Architecture
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Alliteration
Allusions
Dramatic Irony
Flashbacks
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Parody
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Unreliable Narrator
Verbal Irony
Quizzes
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Manuscript Found in a Bottle Quiz
Ligeia Quiz
The Fall of the House of Usher Quiz
William Wilson Quiz
The Murders in the Rue-Morgue Quiz
The Tell-Tale Heart Quiz
The Pit and the Pendulum Quiz
The Black Cat Quiz
The Purloined Letter Quiz
The Masque of the Red Death Quiz
The Cask of Amontillado Quiz
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