“The Pit and the Pendulum”by Edgar Allan PoeMonday, November 29
Edgar Allen Poe
What is a Pendulum?
A Pendulum isA weight hung from a fixed point so it can swing freelybackward and forward, especially a rod with a weight at theend that regulates the mechanism of a clock
“The Pit and the Pendulum” ReviewTuesday, November 30
The SettingWhat is the setting of the story?
What happened to the narrator beforethe story opened?
Symbolic MeaningThe narrator sees the candles literally and thensymbolically. What 2 different things does he say thecandles symbolize for him?
Symbolic MeaningThe narrator repeatedly refers to the total darkness andearlier expresses his terror of it. What do you thinkdarkness might symbolize for him?
Symbolic MeaningHow is Father Time usually portrayed?
