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26 pages 52 minutes read

Edgar Allan Poe

Hop-Frog

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1849

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Essay Topics

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“Hop-Frog” uses a third-person limited narrator to tell the story. How would the story be told differently through an omniscient narrator? What questions would be answered for the reader? What ambiguities would remain?

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Why do you think Poe chose Bal des Ardents, or Ball of Burning Men, as inspiration for this revenge tale?

3.

Based on how the narrator describes Hop-Frog and Trippetta, what is life like where they’re from? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

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