1. “The Dark Side of Individualism”
Edgar Allan Poe

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

3. 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.”

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

5. 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?

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

7. 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.