Study Guide for Edgar Allan Poe Unit Test
***Test is closed book and closed notes***
Background info. to study:
 Common aspects of Gothic Literature (PP notes)
 Life events that influenced Poe’s writing (PP notes)
 What Poe added/invented to literature of his time period (PP notes)
 Types of stories Poe wrote (psychological, gothic, horror, detective)
 Common techniques that Poe incorporated into most of his writing (PP Notes/ Reading)
Background info. to study for:
□ Test Format:
□ Multiple Choice
□ Short Answer
□ Fill in the Blank
□ Vocab Matching
Stories:
Major events and ending of each story/poem (reread stories, look at ending/notes)
 Characters/ narrators of each story
 Common Literary Devices Poe used in each story
(various notebook charts on images, symbolism, foreshadowing, characterization, setting,
mystery, suspense, etc.)

(Poem) The Bells
(Poem) Annabel Lee
(Poem) The Raven
(Short Story) The Tell-Tale Heart
(Short Story) The Pit and the Pendulum
Literary terms:
1. Mood
2. Tone
3. Imagery
4. Connotation
5. Symbolism
6. Irony
7. Foreshadowing
8. Allegory
9. Theme
10. Simile
11. Metaphor
12. Alliteration