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directions: read the following passage from “the oval portrait” by edgar allan poe. in complete sentences, respond to the questions.

an excerpt from “the oval portrait” by edgar allan poe

[1] “she was a maiden of rarest beauty, and not more lovely than full of glee. and evil was the hour when she saw, and loved, and wedded the painter.

[2] he, passionate, studious, austere, and having already a bride in his art; she a maiden of rarest beauty, and not more lovely than full of glee; all light and smiles, and frolicsome as the young fawn; loving and cherishing all things; hating only the art which was her rival.

[3] it was thus a terrible thing for this lady to hear the painter speak of his desire to portray even his young bride. but she was humble and obedient, and sat meekly for many weeks in the dark, high turret-chamber where the light dripped upon the pale canvas only from overhead. but he, the painter, took glory in his work, which went on from hour to hour, and from day to day. and he was a passionate, and wild, and moody man, who became lost in reveries; so that he would not see that the light which fell so ghastly in that lone turret withered the health and the spirits of his bride, who pined visibly to all but him.

[4] yet she smiled on and still on, uncomplainingly, because she saw that the painter (who had high renown) took a fervid and burning pleasure in his task, and wrought day and night to depict her who so loved him, yet who grew daily more dispirited and weak.

[5] but at length, as the labor drew nearer to its conclusion, there were admitted none into the turret; for the painter had grown wild with the ardor of his work, and turned his eyes from canvas merely, even to regard the countenance of his wife. and he would not see that the tints which he spread upon the canvas were drawn from the cheeks of her who sat beside him.

[6] and when many weeks had passed, and but little remained to do, save one brush upon the mouth and one tint upon the eye. and then the brush was given, and then the tint was placed; and, for one moment, the painter stood entranced before the work which he had wrought; but in the next, while he yet gazed, he grew tremulous and very pallid, and aghast, and crying with a loud voice, ‘this is indeed life itself! ’ turned suddenly to regard his beloved: —she was dead! ”

1. what was the cause of the wife’s death? answer below and highlight one piece of evidence that supports your answer.

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2. find and underline the earliest example of foreshadowing in the text that suggests that something bad will happen to the wife.

3. what does “the tints which he spread upon the canvas were drawn from the cheeks of her who sat beside him” (paragraph 5) mean?

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4. part a: which of the following best identifies a potential theme for the excerpt?

true art requires sacrifice

love can you overcome any trial

art can you overcome a difficult experience

obsession can blind you to the suffering of others

part b: highlight two pieces of text evidence that

supports the answer to part a.

5. which of the following best describes the tone of the text?

reproachful

admiring

ambiguous

romantic

6. what details about the story are emphasized in the cartoon clip that are not emphasized in the story?

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