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.
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.
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 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.
Put the following events in the correct order:
Resolution → Climax → Exposition → Falling Action → Rising Action
Exposition → 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.
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.