to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of:
What is Dissemble?
100
Based on the text how does the man feel after killing the old man?
what is relieved?
100
" I had my head in, and was about to open the lantern, when my thumb slipped upon the tin fastening, and the old man sprang up in bed, crying out --"Who's there?" What is this an example of?
Foreshadowing
100
The title "The Tell Tale Heart" is an example of what figure of speech?
What is oxymoron
200
acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment.
What is Sagacity?
200
to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
What is Hearken?
200
What was the man obsessed with?
the old man's evil eye.
200
"TRUE! -- nervous -- very, very dreadfully nervous" If the e's are repeating what literary device is being used?
Assonance
200
who is the author of this story?
What is Edgar Allen Poe
300
a suave or smoothly agreeable quality.
What is Savity?
300
skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner, as in deceiving; craftiness;
What is Cunningly?
300
What was the first thing the young man did to the old man after he suffocated him?
First of all he dismembered the corpse and then he cut off the head and the arms and the legs.
300
"I put in a dark lantern","I undid it just so much that a single thin ray fell upon the vulture eye.","I looked in upon him while he slept." What point of view is this speaking from?
1st person
300
what changed about the man when the police first got there till when the end
what is confident and calm to nervous and scared?
400
an animated or excited gesture.
What is gesticulations?
400
irritated; annoyed:
What is Vexed?
400
How many planks did he rip up to place the old man under the floor board?
three planks
400
It was open --wide, wide open. a little --a very, very little crevice. these two sentences both have what
what is repition
400
what is Ms.Mckoy favorite color ?
What is purple
500
ridicule; mockery:
What is Derision?
500
to quell, crush, or end by force:
What is Stifiled?
500
Why did the police show up?
A shriek had been heard by a neighbor during the night;
500
It increased my fury, as the beating of a drum stimulates the soldier into courage. this is an exaample of what