“The Dark Side of Individualism” Edgar Allan Poe

DO NOW: Copy the Poe quote on p. 447 Explain the basis, interest, and characteristics of the Gothic tradition.

MOOD “Security [was] within. Without was the ‘Red Death.’” “TRUE!—nervous—very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am.” “Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!” “At length I would be avenged.”

Style Diction Sentence length and construction Presence or absence of figurative language Tone

Closing: How has Poe’s style contributed to the text? How has mood played a role in the text? How has the reliability (or lack thereof) of the narrator contributed to the text?

HOMEWORK: Print and read “The Philosophy of Composition”---bring it tomorrow too!

HOMEWORK: Go to http://www.poemuseum.org Click on Selected Works Click “Cask of Amontillado”, read it and take notes on Poe’s style, mood, narration, etc.