Characters
Why does the narrator hate the old man?
He think the old mans has an evil eye
Where does the narrator cut the old man's body at?
the bathtub
What does conceive mean?
think of an idea
How does the narrator kill the old man?
he smothered him using his bed/mattress
What is the figurative language: "Death in approaching him had stalked with his black shadow before him."
Personification
Who does the narrator confess to that he did the murder?
The police
Where did the narrator bury the old man?
the floorboards
What is Vex?
when you annoy someone
Why does the narrator confess?
He heard the old man's heartbeat
What is the figurative language: "A ray of light, like the thread of a spider."
Simile
What does the narrator compare the eye to?
A Vulture's Eye
When does the narrator stalk the old man?
at midnight
What is acute
sharp/keen
Why does the police come?
A neighbor heard a shriek
What is the figurative language: "Yes, he was stone, stone dead."
Metaphor
What makes the narrator unusual?
He watches the old man sleep everynight
Where did the narrator kill the old man?
the old man's bedroom
What has the madness done for the narrator's senses?
Sharpened them
Hyperbole
Why did the old man wake up?
The old man heard a noise/the narrator's finger slipped on the lantern making a noise
When does the narrator kill the old man?
The 8th night
What is audacity?
shameless daring or bolding
What does the narrator want readers to believe?
That he is not insane
What is the figurative language: "Not destroyed, not dulled them."
Alliteration