PLOT MOUNTAIN
What is the beginning of a story called?
Exposition
Who wrote The Tell-Tale Heart?
Edgar Allan Poe
What are the five elements of plot you learned this week?
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution.
After eating candy, Billy ran around like a chicken with his head cut off
Simile
I, me, and my
First person
What part of the plot introduces the main conflict and builds toward the climax?
Rising Action
What does the narrator repeatedly insist about himself?
That he is not mad/insane.
Which literary device compares two things using like or as?
Simile.
My computer hates me.
Personification
“he,” “she,” or “they”
Third person
What is the turning point or most intense moment of a story?
Climax
What part of the old man does the narrator become obsessed with?
His blue "vulture" eye.
A character says they aren't scared, but they are shaking, sweating, and hiding. What should the reader do? Should they trust the character?
Make an inference based on the character's actions.
The crook was as sly as fox.
Simile
Because The Tell-Tale Heart is told in first person, we have access to the narrator’s ________.
thoughts, feelings, or experiences.
Put the following events in the correct order:
Resolution → Climax → Exposition → Falling Action → Rising Action → Conflict
Exposition → Conflict → Rising Action → Climax → Falling Action → Resolution
What does the narrator do with the old man's body after the murder?
He hides it underneath the floorboards.
Read:
"The cold floor pressed against his bare feet. Somewhere in the darkness, water dripped slowly."
What literary device is MOST clearly being used?
Imagery.
“I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.” What type of figurative language is this?
Hyperbole
Imagine the murder scene in The Tell-Tale Heart was told from the old man’s point of view. What new information could the reader gain access to?
We could learn the old man’s thoughts and feelings during the scene.
A character has been searching for their missing sibling throughout the story. They finally find them, confront the person responsible, and make the most important decision of the story. Which part of the plot is this most likely?
Climax
Why does the narrator repeatedly insist that he is not mad?
Because he wants the reader to believe that his actions are reasonable and that he is in control, even though his behavior suggests otherwise.
You are given a passage from The Tell-Tale Heart. Your job is to identify a literary device and explain why Poe used it. What two things must your answer include?
The literary device/example and an explanation of its purpose/effect.
The quarter back was running out of steam.
Metaphor
A story is told by a character who was not present when an important event happened. What problem could this create for the narrator's version of the event?
They may not know exactly what happened and could only tell what they heard or learned.