The Pit and the Pendulum
Edgar Allan Poe (1842)
A canonical Poe short suitable for close reading of tone, diction, symbolism, and point of view in middle-to-high school classrooms.
Quick Facts
- Grade band: Grades 7–10 (+11–12 depending on your classroom)
- Maturity: 5
- Reading stats:
- Accessible — FKGL: 3 | 2,124 Words
- Abridged — FKGL: 5.2 | 4,622 Words
- Original — FKGL: 8.4 | 6,169 Words
- Access status: Requires unlock