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Poe’s Short Stories
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Poe’s Short Stories
by:
Edgar Allan Poe
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Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
“MS. Found in a Bottle” (1833)
“Ligeia” (1838)
“The Fall of the House of Usher” (1839)
“William Wilson” (1839)
“The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841)
“The Tell-Tale Heart” (1843)
“The Pit and the Pendulum” (1843)
“The Black Cat” (1843)
“The Purloined Letter” (1844)
“The Masque of the Red Death” (1845)
“The Cask of Amontillado” (1846)
Characters
Character List
Roderick Usher
C. Auguste Dupin
William Wilson
Lady Ligeia
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
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Important Quotations Explained
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Themes, Motifs & Symbols
“MS. Found in a Bottle” (1833)
“Ligeia” (1838)
“The Fall of the House of Usher” (1839)
“William Wilson” (1839)
“The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841)
“The Tell-Tale Heart” (1843)
“The Pit and the Pendulum” (1843)
“The Black Cat” (1843)
“The Purloined Letter” (1844)
“The Masque of the Red Death” (1845)
“The Cask of Amontillado” (1846)
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Context Quick Quiz
1
of 5
How old was Edgar Allan Poe when he died?
20
30
40
50
2
of 5
Poe was instrumental in introducing several genres to American audiences: which of the following was NOT among them?
Travel narratives
Detective stories
Science fiction
Literary criticism
3
of 5
How old was Poe when his mother died of tuberculosis?
One
Three
Five
Seven
4
of 5
What poem made Poe nationally famous?
Annabel Lee
Alone
For Annie
The Raven
5
of 5
In adapting Gothic horror to America, what national tragedy did Poe bring to the genre?
War
Poverty
Genocide
Slavery
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