The Tell Tale Heart- Deeper Meaning
Active/Passive
Mood and Tone
The Tell Tale Heart- Comprehension
Vocabulary
100
What figurative language is used in the following- "A single thing ray fell upon the vulture eye" a.onomatopoeia b.metaphor c.simile
What is b, metaphor
100
Ms. Smith teaches us Math
Active
100
Never before that night had I felt the extent of my own powers.... What is the Mood?
Proud and Excited
100
The police officers come to investigate because a neighbor reports
What is hearing a scream
100
Confidence
What is suavity
200
What sound on the 8th night causes the narrator to feel anxiety?
a groan (the old man is awake)
200
The fireman took the injured men to the hospital
Active
200
What does "enveloped in cotton" make the reader feel? a. trapped b. alive c. serious
a. trapped
200
You cannot imagine how stealthily I moved Stealthily means_______________.
What is slowly
200
Listening
What is harkening?
300
Is the narrator a reliable or unreliable narrator?
unreliable
300
The town was destroyed by the earthquake
Passive
300
"Was it possible they heard not? Almighty God...no, no" What mood is shown here? a. excitement b. paranoia c. depression
a. paranoia
300
What does the narrator hear at 4 AM?
What is a bell
300
Command or to urge
What is bade
400
What could the man's noises at the end of the story represent? A. the old man's guilt B. the narrator's guilt C. The suspicion of the police
B. What is the narrator's guilt
400
The president was welcomed by the people.
Passive
400
"You should have seen how wisely proceeded..." What tone is show here? a.Focused b.Grieving c. Furious
a.Focused
400
The narrator's motivation for his crime shows his
What is madness
400
To be ridiculed
What is derision
500
Why do you think the narrator finally admitted to the crime? A. He realized he was wrong. B. The ghost of the old man was haunting him C. The noises were driving him insane and he couldn't take it
What is C- The noises were driving him insane and he couldn't take it
500
Change the following to passive voice: The police caught the thieves.
The thieves were caught by the police.
500
And every morning.....I went boldly into the chamber and spoke courageously What tone is shown here? a. happy b. terrifying c. confident
What is a- confident
500
True or False- The purpose of this story is to educate the reader
What is False (it is to unnerve the reader, make the reader nervous)
500
Good Judgement
What is sagacity?
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