In this activity, you'll read and analyze a poem called "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe. You will write short answers to a series of questions about how word choice and
literary devices in the poem contribute to the tone, mood, meaning, and theme. Then
you'll describe how "The Bells" fits into the category of Gothic literature.

be distracted

explanation: good choice

yeah, i think its a good thing what do you think?

that you cannot mess with fate and love cannot be controlled

the opening scene of "sweat" exposes the great emotional charge of the story. it shows the violence and abuse that dyes the marriage between delia jones and skyes.

skyes decides to terrorize his wife by pulling a bull whip (which resembles a snake), knowing that she is terrified of those animals. skyes laughs cruelly at her and kicks the laundry with which delia has been working hard, telling her to get rid of it. skyes also comments on her religious manners, telling his wife how ridiculous they are. delia reacts by threatening skyes with her frying pan, generating even more conflict