POE Day in Honors English 10
Edgar Allen Poe Escape room
START
Introduction
The spirit of the late, great Edgar Allan Poe is trapped in this house, doomed to wander it until he realizes his legacy on the modern world. To help Poe realize his legacy, you must first overcome all the challenges and collect the missing objects in your inventory. Explore the house and try not to get trapped yourself…
Explore the house
Inventory
The Stairs
Directions
01
The color purple is often associated with...
royalty
love
death
02
What is the color white mostly associated with?
life
purity
shadows
03
In 'The Fall of the House of Usher,' Poe uses _______ to create an atmosphere of decay and death.
black and white
purple and red
gray and black
04
The color red can be symbolic of both life and death.
True
False
This is not correct...
Find the key to continue
Inventory
Continue exploring the house
The Door
Directions
01
Given the setting details, in which season does the poem most likely take place?
Winter
Summer
Spring
Fall
02
What is the rhyme scheme of each stanza in the poem "The Raven?"
ABCBBB
ABCDEF
ABCABC
ABABAB
03
"Doubting, dreaming, dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before," is an example of which literary device?
allusion
anthropomorphosim
analogy
alliteration
04
"Tell me why they lordly name is on the Night's Pultonian shore," is an allusion to what?
underworld
CCA
heaven
a library
You found a secret message
♪♬ø
Remember these notes and play them on the piano in the correct order
01
...Keep playing
02
...One more
03
Start over...
You found a new item for your inventory...
Continue exploring the house
Inventory
♪♬ø
The Floorboards
Directions
Use the magnifying glass to search for the code and then insert it into the typewriter.
224
Enter the secret code
Code
Poe is considered the father of...
01
the modern detective story
darkness and death
trapped souls
"...upon the bleak walls-upon the vacant eyelike windows-upon a few rank sedges-and upon a few white trunks of decayed trees.." is an example of which literary device?
02
metaphor
simile
personification
In what point of view is "The Fall of the House of Usher" told?
03
Third Person Omniscient
Third Person Limited
First Person
A briefcase has appeared...
It's locked...look in the inventory for something to open it
Congratulations
You have honored Edgar Allan Poe today by reading his classic works! He may now finally rest in peace since his legacy has been honored. And you can escape from the house!
Are you sure you want to exit?
You will lose all progress made so far...
Back
Exit
Oh, no!
Inventory
Inventory
♪♬ø
Access the Padlet below either via link by clicking on the image or the QR code to explore some of Poe's famous stories. Can you find one you are familar with? Post underneath the story with "textual evidence" of color symbolism. Include a "textual excerpt" from the text along with the color symbolism it represents. Then, answer the questions that follow on the next slide...
Inventory
Inventory
"The Fall of the House of Usher" is a longer short story, but intense and memorable. Access the print of the story below. Or, enjoy the animation of the story on the main page.
Inventory
♪♬ø
Inventory
♪♬ø
Inventory
♪♬ø
Inventory
Inventory
Inventory
♪♬ø
This video will feature an animated narration of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart!"
Inventory
Inventory
♪♬ø
Inventory
Inventory
Inventory
Inventory
♪♬ø
Inventory
Inventory
♪♬ø
Inventory
♪♬ø
Listen to this amazing audio of "The Raven" read by Christopher Lee. To access a PDF of the text from the poetry foundation, click on the image below.
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POE Day in Honors English 10
Edgar Allen Poe Escape room
START
Introduction
The spirit of the late, great Edgar Allan Poe is trapped in this house, doomed to wander it until he realizes his legacy on the modern world. To help Poe realize his legacy, you must first overcome all the challenges and collect the missing objects in your inventory. Explore the house and try not to get trapped yourself…
Explore the house
Inventory
The Stairs
Directions
01
The color purple is often associated with...
royalty
love
death
02
What is the color white mostly associated with?
life
purity
shadows
03
In 'The Fall of the House of Usher,' Poe uses _______ to create an atmosphere of decay and death.
black and white
purple and red
gray and black
04
The color red can be symbolic of both life and death.
True
False
This is not correct...
Find the key to continue
Inventory
Continue exploring the house
The Door
Directions
01
Given the setting details, in which season does the poem most likely take place?
Winter
Summer
Spring
Fall
02
What is the rhyme scheme of each stanza in the poem "The Raven?"
ABCBBB
ABCDEF
ABCABC
ABABAB
03
"Doubting, dreaming, dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before," is an example of which literary device?
allusion
anthropomorphosim
analogy
alliteration
04
"Tell me why they lordly name is on the Night's Pultonian shore," is an allusion to what?
underworld
CCA
heaven
a library
You found a secret message
♪♬ø
Remember these notes and play them on the piano in the correct order
01
...Keep playing
02
...One more
03
Start over...
You found a new item for your inventory...
Continue exploring the house
Inventory
♪♬ø
The Floorboards
Directions
Use the magnifying glass to search for the code and then insert it into the typewriter.
224
Enter the secret code
Code
Poe is considered the father of...
01
the modern detective story
darkness and death
trapped souls
"...upon the bleak walls-upon the vacant eyelike windows-upon a few rank sedges-and upon a few white trunks of decayed trees.." is an example of which literary device?
02
metaphor
simile
personification
In what point of view is "The Fall of the House of Usher" told?
03
Third Person Omniscient
Third Person Limited
First Person
A briefcase has appeared...
It's locked...look in the inventory for something to open it
Congratulations
You have honored Edgar Allan Poe today by reading his classic works! He may now finally rest in peace since his legacy has been honored. And you can escape from the house!
Are you sure you want to exit?
You will lose all progress made so far...
Back
Exit
Oh, no!
Inventory
Inventory
♪♬ø
Access the Padlet below either via link by clicking on the image or the QR code to explore some of Poe's famous stories. Can you find one you are familar with? Post underneath the story with "textual evidence" of color symbolism. Include a "textual excerpt" from the text along with the color symbolism it represents. Then, answer the questions that follow on the next slide...
Inventory
Inventory
"The Fall of the House of Usher" is a longer short story, but intense and memorable. Access the print of the story below. Or, enjoy the animation of the story on the main page.
Inventory
♪♬ø
Inventory
♪♬ø
Inventory
♪♬ø
Inventory
Inventory
Inventory
♪♬ø
This video will feature an animated narration of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart!"
Inventory
Inventory
♪♬ø
Inventory
Inventory
Inventory
Inventory
♪♬ø
Inventory
Inventory
♪♬ø
Inventory
♪♬ø
Listen to this amazing audio of "The Raven" read by Christopher Lee. To access a PDF of the text from the poetry foundation, click on the image below.