Literary Terms
He had the eye of a vulture--a pale blue eye, with a film over it.
Metaphor
Which of the narrator's senses does he say is most acute?
His hearing
Where was Poe born?
Boston, Mass.
What do we learn about the narrator when he asks the policemen to sit and rest in the same room where he's hidden the body?
He's confident, bold
Name one difference regarding the policemen in the movie and the story
3 policemen were in the story and only 2 in the movie
I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him.
Verbal Irony (Irony)
What sound on the eighth night causes the old man to wake up?
The narrator chuckles
Who did Poe live with after his mother died ?
John and Frances Allan took care of Poe.
A watch's minute hand moves more quickly than did mine.
Hyperbole
What is the tone?
Villian's I shrieked, dissemble no more! I admit the deed! Tear up the planks!
hysterical, excited
"All in vain; because Death, in approaching him, had stalked with his black shadow before him and enveloped the victim."
Personification
What worries the narrator the most about the heart beating sound he hears on the eighth night?
That the neighbors will hear it.
What did his mother do for a living?
She was an actress
I felt that I must scream or die!--and now--again! hark! louder! louder!
Hypebole
What is the tone?
I grew furious as I gazed upon it. All a dull blue, with a hideous veil over it that chilled my bones and I knew I must kill the old man.
mad, insane, unstable
"So I opened it...until, at length, a single dim ray, like the thread of a spider, shot from out the crevice and full upon the vulture eye."
Simile
How does the narrator murder the old man in the video?
He smothers him with a pillow.
Where did Poe die and how did he die?
He died in Baltimore and the cause is a mystery to this day.
Why is it ironic that the old man closed and locked the whole house in fear of robbers?
Because danger is right in the house with him.
And every morning, I went boldly into his room, and spoke courageously to him in a hearty tone, inquiring how he slept.
polite, kindly, cordial
I thought the heart must burst.
Hyperbole
Why does the narrator think the police officers don't hear the noise?
He thinks they're mocking him by pretending not to hear it.
What genre did Poe invent? He is the Father of this.
The Detective Stories
Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees--very gradually--I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye forever.
Idiom
What was different about the video and the story in regard to blood after the murder?
The narrator said there was none and bragged about it.
In the video he had blood on his sleeve.