Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Madness

Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Madness

illustrated by Gris Grimly

“The morbid and fear - Gris Grimly lives in some text makes an Pasadena, California ideal match for with his wife, son and Grimly's gothic Boston Terrier. His aesthetic. His artwork works include the runs the gamut from a Wicked Nursery Rhymes Series, The comic book-like Dangerous Alphabet, progression of the Edgar Allan Poe’s search for the black Tales of Mystery and cat to a medical Madness and The textbook-style visual Legend of Sleepy analysis of Roderick Hollow. His haunting

Usher.” tales have captured the attention of fans -Publishers Weekly worldwide. For more information visit

www.-madcreator.com.

“You are about to enter a

world where you will be

shocked, terrified, and,

though you'll be too

scared to admit it at first, secretly thrilled. Here are four tales -- The Black Cat,

The Masque of the Red

Death, Hop-Frog, and The Fall of the House of Usher by the master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe.” –Simon and Schuster

Activities

✦ Blackout Poems- Start with printed pages of literature covered in class or the stories from Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Madness. Next skim the page you’ve chosen and pick out words that stand out to you. Once you’ve made selections, add more words from the text to make a poem. Black out all other words on the page draw a picture if desired. For more information visit: http://www.thedaringenglishteacher.com/ 2017/04/make-poetry-fun-with-blackout-poetry.html

✦ Hands- Supplies=markers and white paper. The first step is to trace your hand. Next, think of things you’ve held or touched that matter to you and write them inside the tracing of your hand. With the words or phrases collected, make a poem from just one event or have just a list of memories. For more information visit: MoreAboutHandPoems

✦ Nothing Gold Can Stay- Supplies=printed page of Nothing Gold Can Stay. Many of Edgar Allan Poe’s works have themes of life and death. Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost is also a short powerful poem about symbolism. This poem could be used as a conversation starter or small group analysis comparing Frost and Poe’s work.

Discussion Questions

(Pick one of the stories to answer the following questions)

1. Which character had the most impact on you? Explain.

2. How did the minor characters play important roles?

3. What do you think is the underlying meaning of this story?

4. If you could change one de- tail or event of this story what would you change and why?

5. Why do you think Poe’s works of literature has stood the test of time?