Scary Stories Review Sheet
Scary Stories Review Sheet
- List the elements of scary stories that we studied in class.
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- What time of day did our stories have in common?
- What seasons did they all take place?
“The Tell-Tale Heart”
- How does the narrator in the story feel about the crime he has committed?
- How many nights total does the narrator visit the old man’s chamber?
- Which of the 5 elements did Poe use to create the eerie mood of “The Tell-Tale Heart”?
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- How does the reader know that the narrator is mentally unstable?
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8. What is strange about how he treats the old man the week he is planning to kill him?
- How does he describe the old man’s eye?
10. What does the narrator do at the end that shocked the reader and why did he do it?
“The Raven”
- How does the speaker feel when the Raven first arrives?
12. How does he feel when the Raven only says, “Nevermore” to his questions?
13. How does he feel at the end?
14. What does the narrator whisper into the hall when he opens the door?
15. Where does the Raven land when it flies in the window?
- When the Raven arrives, why does the soeaker think it is there?
- Which allusion is meant to show that the Raven may be an intelligent bird sent to bring him a message from or about Lenore?
18. Which allusion shows the speaker’s anger and frustration with the Raven?
19. Which allusion shows that the speaker wants to be with Lenore in Heaven?
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“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
20. Which of the scary story elements is NOT part of “Sleepy Hollow”?
21. Ichabod is compared to a ______while Brom is compared to
______.
22. What book does Ichabod read to show that he is a firm believer in ghosts?
23. What are some hints that the Headless Horseman is actually Brom Bones?
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“The Woman in the Snow”
24. Grady Bishop is a symbol of ______.
25. Eula Mae Daniel’s and her baby are symbols of ______.
26. Ray Hammond is a symbol of ______.
27. Eula Mae’s ghost is an example of the ______element.
28. Why did Eula Mae’s ghost disappear?
29. An allegory is
Scary Stories Review Sheet- Key
- List the elements of scary stories that we studied in class.
- mental insanity
- the supernatural
- the unexpected
- setting
- imagery
- What time of day did our stories have in common?
They all take place in the evening and 3 take place around or after midnight.
- What seasons did they all take place?
Fall & winter
“The Tell-Tale Heart”
- How does the narrator in the story feel about the crime he has committed?
He is proud and is showing off how he is really intelligent and not insane.
- How many nights total does the narrator visit the old man’s chamber?
- Which of the 5 elements did Poe use to create the eerie mood of “The Tell-Tale Heart”?
- mental insanity
- setting
- imagery
- the unexpected
- How does the reader know that the narrator is mentally unstable?
- He believes the eye is “evil.”
- He believes he can hear everything in heaven and hell.
- He believes he can hear the old man’s heart beat when he is awake and when he is dead!
8. What is strange about how he treats the old man the week he is planning to kill him?
He says that he was “never kinder to the old man than the whole week before he killed him.”
9. How does he describe the old man’s eye?
“a pale, dull blue this a film over it, like the eye of a vulture”
10. What does the narrator do at the end that shocked the reader and why did he do it?
He admits to the police that he killed the man and that the body is under the floor.
“The Raven”
11. How does the speaker feel when the Raven first arrives?
He is happy and hopeful believing that it is sent as a sign from Lenore or a message from her.
12. How does he feel when the Raven only says, “Nevermore” to his questions?
He becomes frustrated and angry.
13. How does he feel at the end?
He becomes depressed that the bird will never leave, and it will be a constant reminder that he will not get over losing Lenore.
14. What does the narrator whisper into the hall when he opens the door?
“Lenore.”
15. Where does the Raven land when it flies in the window?
“On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door.
- When the Raven arrives, why does the speaker think it is there?
He believes it is a sign or a message from Lenore.
- Which allusion is meant to show that the Raven may be an intelligent bird sent to bring him a message from or about Lenore?
“the pallid bust of Pallas” – Pallas is Athena, the goddess of wisdom.
18. Which allusion shows the speaker’s anger and frustration with the Raven?
He calls the Raven a Tempter, which is an allusion to the devil or something evil.
19. Which allusion shows that the speaker wants to be with Lenore in Heaven?He asks, “if within the distant Aidenn” he will ever “clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels call Lenore.” Aidenn is heaven or paradise.
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“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
20. Which of the scary story elements is NOT part of “Sleepy Hollow”?mental insanity
21. Ichabod is compared to a scarecrow while Brom is compared to
Hercules.
22. What book does Ichabod read to show that he is a firm believer in ghosts?
Cotton Mather’s History of New England Witchcraft.
23. What are some hints that the Headless Horseman is actually Brom Bones?
- He plays practical joke on Ichabod.
- He is a skilled horseman.
- He is jealous and want Katrina.
- He knows that Ichabod believes in ghosts, so he tells his “story of the Headless Horseman” and then recreates it almost identically for Ichabod’s ride home.
- He is known to laugh whenever the story of the Ichabod and the pumpkin that was found next to him are told.
“The Woman in the Snow”
24. Grady Bishop is a symbol of racism and prejudice.
25. Eula Mae Daniel’s and her baby are symbols of victims of racism and prejudice.
26. Ray Hammond is a symbol of change that happened as a result of the Civil Rights Movement.
27. Eula Mae’s ghost is an example of the supernatural element.
28. Why did Eula Mae’s ghost disappear? She completed her journey and brought her baby to the hospital.
29. An allegory is a symbolic story in which the characters, places, events & more represent something other than themselves.