On p. 80, should Poe write “previously to its final interment”?
What do you think of the length of the sentence quoted on p. 85?
[84] Does Poe use description to accent the mood of the narrative, or to make concrete the places and persons?
Why is “The Haunted Palace” introduced into the story?
Is this story as good as “The Gold-Bug”?
SILAS MARNER.
(Riverside Literature Series, No. 83.)
Why is not the early history of Silas Marner related first in the story?
By what steps has the author approached the definite time?
From the fragments about his appearance, do you get a clear idea of how Marner looks?
Do you approve this method of scattering the description along through the story? Write a description of Marner on the night he was going to the tavern.