The Black Cat - Writing Assignments
Part 1: Go back through the text of “The Black Cat” and find examples of: (QUOTE
THEM)
a. Personification (3 examples)
b. Metaphor and simile (5 examples total)
c. Alliteration (3 examples)
d. Irony (find an example of all 3 types of irony and describe how it is ironic)
e. Symbolism (4 explained symbols – what does it represent?)
Part 2: Choose one of the following:
1. Rewrite a section of the story from a different point of view (the cat - Pluto or
other, the wife, the policemen)
2. Re-write the ending of the story to your liking
3. Combine details and plot elements from both Poe stories "Tell-Tale Heart" and
"The Black Cat" to make the stories weave together.
4. Write poetry or song lyrics which reflect main theme or plot events from "The
Black Cat".
The Black Cat - Writing Assignments
Part 1: Go back through the text of “The Black Cat” and find examples of: (QUOTE
THEM)
a. Personification (3 examples)
b. Metaphor and simile (5 examples total)
c. Alliteration (3 examples)
d. Irony (find an example of all 3 types of irony and describe how it is ironic)
e. Symbolism (4 explained symbols – what does it represent?)
Part 2: Choose one of the following:
1. Rewrite a section of the story from a different point of view (the cat - Pluto or
other, the wife, the policemen)
2. Re-write the ending of the story to your liking
3. Combine details and plot elements from both Poe stories "Tell-Tale Heart" and
"The Black Cat" to make the stories weave together.
4. Write poetry or song lyrics which reflect main theme or plot events from "The
Black Cat".