Edgar Allan Poe Word Scramble (Free Printable + Answer Key)
This Edgar Allan Poe word scramble is a great October English activity for 7th–12th grade students, featuring words like Raven, Nevermore, Lenore, and Telltale. Free printable worksheet with answer key included.
Scrambled Words
VENAR( 5 letters )
VNEERMERO( 9 letters )
ELEORN( 6 letters )
EEATTLLL( 8 letters )
UREHS( 5 letters )
MLTDIOANLOA( 11 letters )
NLAAENBEEL( 10 letters )
IOLBTEMRA( 9 letters )
CHTGIO( 6 letters )
VTETEEICD( 9 letters )
Word List with Definitions
RAVEN
A large black bird. Poe's 1845 poem "The Raven" tells of a bird that visits a grieving man at midnight.
NEVERMORE
The one word spoken by the bird in "The Raven," repeated at the end of many stanzas.
LENORE
The name of the narrator's lost love in "The Raven."
TELLTALE
Revealing a secret. In "The Tell-Tale Heart," a narrator believes he hears his victim's heart still beating.
USHER
The family in "The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839), a story about a crumbling mansion and its doomed owners.
AMONTILLADO
A kind of sherry wine. In "The Cask of Amontillado," a man lures his enemy into the catacombs with the promise of a rare cask.
ANNABELLEE
"Annabel Lee," Poe's last complete poem, published in 1849, about a love that even death cannot end.
BALTIMORE
The Maryland city where Poe lived for a time and died in 1849. Its NFL team, the Ravens, is named after his poem.
GOTHIC
A style of fiction with gloomy settings, mystery, and terror. Poe is one of the great American Gothic writers.
DETECTIVE
A person who solves crimes. Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1841) is often called the first modern detective story.
About Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) was an American writer and poet best known for his dark, suspenseful tales. His poem "The Raven" made him famous in 1845, and his story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is often called the first modern detective story. He died in Baltimore, where the NFL's Ravens are named after his famous poem.
Edgar Allan Poe Vocabulary
This word scramble covers Poe's best-known works and ideas: the RAVEN and its refrain NEVERMORE, the lost LENORE, the TELLTALE heart, the House of USHER, the Cask of AMONTILLADO, and the GOTHIC style he mastered.
How to Use This Word Scramble in Class
Use this word scramble at the start of a Poe unit, then read "The Tell-Tale Heart" aloud. Ask students to find the moments where Poe builds suspense through repetition and the narrator's voice.
Printable Edgar Allan Poe Word Scramble Worksheet
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