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Poe’s Short Stories
Edgar Allan Poe
Study Guide
Overview
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
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
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)
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
Overview Quiz
Overview Quiz
1
of 5
Ligeia is the name of ___.
A boat
A woman
A town
A disease
2
of 5
Which story by Poe features the first appearance of the brilliant detective, C. Auguste Dupin?
Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Purloined Letter
The Masque of the Red Death
MS. Found in a Bottle
3
of 5
Which Poe story involves a character being entombed alive?
The Cask of Amontillado
The Purloined Letter
William Wilson
The Black Cat
4
of 5
The narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart” is tormented by the imagined sound of heartbeats coming from ___.
Inside a closet
Inside the walls
Under the floorboards
Behind a door
5
of 5
In “The Cask of Amontillado,” Amontillado is the name of ___.
A man
A cat
A type of wine
A city
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CHARACTERS
Roderick Usher: Character Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
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MAIN IDEAS
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