Stevie's song Superstition is about how it's wrong to believe in
things you don't understand. He's expressing that superstition is
not a good thing to believe in.
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What social institution did Renaissance thinkers connect with the Goths in order to imply that it was backward and barbaric
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The church (apex)
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What can an author help create in a Gothic story by withholding or delaying information
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Tension
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What word contributes to the gothic tone
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oppressively
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What events from the black cat seem to prove the wife's superstition about the cats to be correct
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A second black cat, very similar to the narrator's first cat, appears out of nowhere --APEX
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What is a best description of a Gothic story line
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A young woman tries to break the ancient curse placed on her family. (APEX)
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What superstitious belief does the narrator's wife hold about cats
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that they are witches in disguise.
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Why does the narrator cut out one of the eyes of his cat Pluto
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The cat was frightened and bit him
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In the passage why does the narrator slowly build up to the moment he kills the cat
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To create suspense
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what does the narrator do to the first cat after it bites him on the hand
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he cuts out one of the cats eyes
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which passage is part of the climax edgar allan poes the black cat
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Upon its head...sat the hideous beast...I had walled the monster up within the tomb!
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What is Stevie Wonder's song Superstition about
Stevie's song Superstition is about how it's wrong to believe in
things you don't understand. He's expressing that superstition is
not a good thing to believe in.
What social institution did Renaissance thinkers connect with the Goths in order to imply that it was backward and barbaric
The church (apex)
What can an author help create in a Gothic story by withholding or delaying information
Tension
What word contributes to the gothic tone
oppressively
What events from the black cat seem to prove the wife's superstition about the cats to be correct
A second black cat, very similar to the narrator's first cat, appears out of nowhere --APEX
What is a best description of a Gothic story line
A young woman tries to break the ancient curse placed on her family. (APEX)
What superstitious belief does the narrator's wife hold about cats
that they are witches in disguise.
Why does the narrator cut out one of the eyes of his cat Pluto
The cat was frightened and bit him
In the passage why does the narrator slowly build up to the moment he kills the cat
To create suspense
what does the narrator do to the first cat after it bites him on the hand
he cuts out one of the cats eyes
which passage is part of the climax edgar allan poes the black cat
Upon its head...sat the hideous beast...I had walled the monster up within the tomb!