English 3 Unit 7
What other imagery in this excerpt displays this characteristic of Romanticism?
"superstitions"; "dreams"; "true Darkness"; "Bi-Part Soul"
Summarize in your own words what the narrator in Poe's story is saying about people who have uncanny abilities to figure out things.
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The narrator and Dupin slept during the day and discoursed throughout the night. The narrator was fascinated by his inordinately skilled friend, Dupin, who could figure out all kinds of puzzling enigmas and even knew what he was thinking about. He believed Dupin to be very serious about his gift and did not use it in charlatanerie, or was deceptive about it. As these two men strolled the streets of Paris, nightly, they did not know what adventures they would recontre. They talked about trivial matters like actors in plays who were comical and diminutive or short in stature.
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adventure contains exciting travels or dangerous exploits drama has realistic conflicts historical fiction authentic stories from the past mystery and detective involves crimes that need to be solved ethnic/multicultural has different cultures or races
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holy sacré devil diable my God mon Dieu
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How does the use of this analogy affect the characterization of Dupin?
A person could figure that Dupin has stared at stars before, and he is very perceptive about actions, reactions, and the appearance of things and perceptions.
What is the meaning of the word agitation in sentence 21 according to context? Why would the undertaker be apprehensive of agitation?
Agitation means disturbance. The undertaker would either be worried about disturbing the evidence or be afraid of encountering the murderer.
Select TWO that apply. Who are two authors of the Beat Generation, 1945-1962?
Allen Ginsberg Jack Kerouac
Which of Poe's characters is mentioned in Sherlock Holmes?
Auguste Dupin
Select TWO that apply. What were topics for the Romanticism and Transcendentalism periods and what themes did authors present? What was the time span for this period?
Authors presented themes of idealism and humanism; 1829-1865. Topics were cultural concerns, spirituality, and exciting adventures.
___________ - the detective character of Poe's short stories that was mentioned in the Sherlock Holmes series
C. Auguste Dupin
How does a witness calling the old woman "childish" in sentence 47 affect the reader's attitude of her?
Calling the old woman childish makes the reader wonder what she did to cause this calamity upon herself.
Who is Chantilly? What does Dupin say about him to the narrator?
Chantilly is a cobbler who acted in a play, but was made fun of. Dupin says he is "a very little fellow."
The first African-American novel, _____, by William Wells Brown was written in 1853 and dealt with the struggles of mixed-race women.
Clotel
Define corroborates in sentence 35 according to the context.
Corroborates means supports.
_________ are two words in the text that basically describes the state of the bodies of the women.
Deceased Mutilated
Why is the narrator so surprised by Dupin?
Dupin appears to read the narrator's mind or thoughts.
How does Dupin's use of the personification of truth explain a problem with the police's way of looking for the murderer (sentences 78-81)?
Dupin calls truth a "she." He says that she can be better found on the surface or tops (mountains) and not in the depths, (wells or valleys). He says that the police are looking too deep.
What does Dupin do to explain his conclusion?
Dupin gives the narrator a sequence of events to figure out what he is thinking about.
How does this characterization of Dupin, through his actions and words, relate to the narrator's description of people with certain talents in the beginning of the story?
Dupin is one of those characters that is generally described in the first part of the story. He has an uncanny and unnatural ability that most people do not have to figure things out.
Infer what Dupin possibly means concerning observation in sentence 30. Use clues from the previous passages about his lifestyle.
Dupin says that observation has become a "necessity," meaning he uses his mind to keep from being bored.
Explain the use of Dupin's analogy in sentences 79-85 when he describes the reason why the police cannot find out the truth.
Dupin says that the police are looking too closely at the evidence and not at the complete picture or "the surface." He uses the analogy of staring at stars or planets. If a person stares at them, they will not be visible.
Who was a major author of Romanticism?
Edgar Allan Poe
___________ - major author of Romanticism; author of "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"
Edgar Allan Poe
Define excoriations. Write the number of the sentence(s) that define it.
Excoriations are scratches on the skin. (sentences 22 and 23)
What is the meaning of the word expostulating in sentence 31 according to the context, and what is the person expostulating about?
Expostulating means expressing a claim. He was expostulating about what he thought the gruff voices were saying.
What words does the narrator use to describe Dupin's ability in sentence 31?
He says "excited" or "diseased intelligence."
What is one major difference in modern detective stories today compared to these classic detective stories?
In classic detective stories, there is no new technology used in crime labs.
What characteristic of Romanticism does the figure of speech sable divinity in sentence 21 display?
It displays the dark, supernatural characteristics of Romanticism.
Select THREE that apply. Select the names of three authors of the Harlem Renaissance movement.
Langston Hughes Nella Larsen Zora Neale Hurston
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Who were the two occupants of the house that were found dead?
Madame L'Espanaye Mademoiselle Camille L'Espanaye
What are Napoleons according to the context?
Napoleons are French coins.
What is the name of the period from the 1400s-1775 in America?
Native American and Colonial.
Define outré in sentence 111.
Outré means strange, freakish, or weird.
Select the name and publish date of Poe's first detective short story.
Poe wrote "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" in 1841.
How would you describe Edgar Allan Poe's detective genre as it relates to qualities in Romanticism?
Poe's detective stories show idealism and portray the supernatural.
Define profound (adjective) in sentence 78. Also, choose another form of the word and its part of speech that is used in a sentence that follows sentence 78.
Profound means deep; intense. Profundity in sentence 85 is a noun.
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Quiz 1
Describe what the narrator means by sable divinity in sentence 21? Why do you think the author chooses this term?
Sable divinity means "black goddess." The author chooses this female spiritual personification of the night to signify the mystery and dark side of their characters because they love the night so much.
What is the definition of semblance in sentence 26?
Semblance refers to likeness.
Where was the younger woman's body found?
She was stuffed up a chimney.
Based on the title and what you have read, what do you think will happen in the story?
Since the title is about murders and a morgue, where dead people go, Dupin will probably have to figure out who a murderer is.
What can you infer about the neighborhood since there were so many witness testimonies involved? How is this strange when considering who the murderer may be?
Since there were many witnesses, the neighborhood must be crowded, and the walls to their houses thin. They must also keep their windows open. It is strange that no one saw anything after hearing the noises.
___________ - modeled his Sherlock Holmes series after Poe's detective stories
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Which author wrote the Sherlock Holmes detective series after Poe's style? What was his nationality?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Scottish
Why might someone say those three French words? sacré, diable, mon Dieu
Someone might say these words if shocked or frightened.
Why might the author put this rumor about the old woman being a fortune teller in the story if there is not proof of it?
That the old woman might have been a fortune teller is making people suspicious of her character and that she might have done something bad to cause the murders.
Why do you think the Industrial Revolution and the world wars, events of the Modernism period of 1914 to 1945, conveyed ideas of pessimism, feelings of loss, and self-consciousness in the works of that time?
The Industrial Revolution caused the opening of factories where people worked long hours in difficult and dangerous conditions. In the world wars, many American men died and women had to support their families. These situations caused feelings of hopelessness, a characteristic of the Modernism period.
___________ - the first American novel, written by William Hill Brown
The Power of Sympathy
Select the novel, its author, and date published of the first American novel. What idea does it deal with?
The Power of Sympathy was written by William Hill Brown in 1789 and dealt with morality issues.
What might be the author's purpose and effect of this text construction—the relaying ofdifferent witness accounts?
The author gives the different witness accounts so that the reader can try to figure out the mystery of the murders along with the characters in the story.
What does sentence 27 actually mean? Who is making this claim?
The author of the article claims no one knows who the murderer is or why it happened.
The author does not give a reason why the police arrested Adolphe Le Bon, the clerk. What might be that reason?
The clerk, Le Bon, was the last person to see the women alive, so the police thought he killed the women to steal the money he had carried for them.
Why did the police enter the house and how did they enter?
The neighbors heard horrible screams and the police had to break in the house with a crowbar.
What is the name of the futuristic novel written by George Orwell, and what is it about?
The novel is called 1984. It is about communism and tyrannical government control.
Describe a recent transaction that the old woman did before she died. What might this signify?
The old woman took out 4,000 francs in coins from her bank account. This might explain why she was murdered.
What do you think about the analytical process that Dupin explains? Do you think it is possible for a person to come to reliable conclusions in the manner that Dupin does? Why or why not?
The process that Dupin explains for coming up with the narrator's thoughts is not realistic. I believe it is possible to sometimes know what a person is thinking if you know him well, but the kind of evidence that Dupin gives is rather unreliable.
In sentence 27, and from the context that follows, what does "windows in their bosoms" mean?
The thoughts of most men are transparent.
How are the witness accounts written differently from the style of the narrator's commentaries?
The witness accounts are written in short sentence fragments. The narrator's commentaries are very long and complex sentences with a higher level of vocabulary. This shows the higher education of the narrator.
What are other descriptions of the way the old woman and her daughter lived? What does this make you think about them?
The women lived on one floor of a huge empty building. This seems strange and unproductive. They did not have visitors, which makes them seem eccentric and possibly stingy.
What is similar about the women's lives compared to the narrator and Dupin's lives? What might the author be hinting at because of this?
The women's lives are similar to the narrator and Dupin's lives in that they were a pair that kept to themselves and did not have visitors. They also both lived in large homes. This may be hinting that something horrible may happen to the narrator and Dupin, as well.
What is the occupation of the two main characters in the story?
They are retired, and live off of money that they have. The story does not openly state specific jobs.
What is similar about all of the witness accounts?
They hear high and low screams and unintelligible voices. They also hear some of the French exclamations.
What quality did the Realism and Naturalism Periods of 1865 to 1914 reject from the Romanticism and Transcendentalism Periods and describe their subject matter.
They rejected idealism and spirituality; their stories are more commonplace.
Describe their lifestyle and relationship.
They stay to themselves and do not have visitors. They sleep during the day and stay up at night, discussing and writing. They also roam the streets at night.
What is unusual about the money lying about?
Usually, a murderer robs a person.
___________ - author of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle"
Washington Irving
Who wrote the short stories of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle"? What words characterized these stories?
Washington Irving wrote these frightful and imaginative short stories.
______ - first African-American author of a fiction novel, Clotel
William Wells Brown
In the period of the Revolutionary Age or Rationalism, what idea and type of writing were the major focus?
Writing focused on independence and forming a new government (nonfiction).
intuition (sentence 7)
a knowing or instinct; without using evidence
___________ - a word that characterizes the skill of C. Auguste Dupin
analytical
Using the context of the sentence, write a synonym of the word stereotomy in sentence 22. What is its language of origin?
art of cutting stone into bricks; French
What were the main reading materials for colonists' entertainment in that period?
classical European texts.
acumen (sentence 6)
cleverness
______ - characteristic of the Realism and Naturalism Periods of 1865 to 1914
commonplace
conundrums (sentence 6)
difficult problems
Select the definition of the word as it is used in the context of the story. Use any resources necessary to help define the word. discoursed (sentence 1)
discussed
Using the context of the sentence, write a synonym of the word rencontre as it is used in sentence 21. What is its language of origin?
encounter or running into; French
Select THREE that apply. Describe three characteristics of the expressions of the Harlem Renaissance.
energetic expression pride rhythm
___________ - a characteristic of Romanticism
idealism
trivial (sentence 5)
insignificant
exults (sentence 4)
joys in; is happy about
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___________ - topic of "the first American novel"
morality issues
enigmas (sentence 6)
mysteries or puzzles
___________ - characteristic of Modernism from 1914 to 1945
pessimism
___________ - a characteristic of the Harlem Renaissance
pride
disentangles (sentence 4, as it relates to the theme of the genre)
relieves
___________ - occupation of the main characters in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"
retired
Select TWO that apply. What subjects did the two authors of the Beat Generation, 1945-1962, focus on in their novels?
self sensory experiences
Using the context of the sentence, write a synonym of the word diminutive in sentence 11.
short or small
preternatural (sentence 6)
supernatural
Using the context of the sentence, write a synonym of the word charlatanerie in sentence 20. What is its language of origin?
trickery or deception; French
Using the context of the sentence, write a synonym of the word fathom in sentence 14.
understand or guess
inordinately (sentence 3)
unusually
