Prompt #1: Discuss Poe’sconceptof the “single effect”—the theory that every element, sentence, or wordina short story should contribute to a unified effect or theme—in relation to one story. Does the storyfulfill a single effect, or resist this concept? If the former, what is the effect?In what ways does it achieve this or resist it? Prompt #2: Discuss a story that employs one or more plot twists.How does it deceive or manipulate the reader up until the moment of the twist’s reveal? What is the overall significance/point of using this technique?Prompt #3: Discuss a story in relation to an epiphany:a moment of heightened self-reflection or realization. How does the story signal or build towards this moment? Is it a true moment of change or developmentfor the character(s), or are things leftambiguous?