Tone & Mood
The feeling or attitude of the narrator or author.
Tone
His eye
The narrator wants to convince you that he is...
sane/not crazy
suspense
The narrator is inside the story and tells it through their eyes. I/me/my/we/us
First Person
The feeling created for the audience
Mood
What does the narrator do every night at midnight?
Watches the old man sleep
What problem(s) does the narrator have with the old mans eye?
It looks like a vulture and has a film over it
Hints to the reader about what may happen next
Foreshadowing
The narrator is outside the story. They only know the thoughts and feelings of one character.
Third Person Limited
False
How does the narrator kill the old man?
By dragging the bed on top of him
How does the narrator hide the body?
He puts it under the floorboards.
The emotional response a word generates
connotation
What point of view is this?
Ana keeps telling us to stop taking her gum. She thinks that it is us, but it is really Frank who takes her gum.
First Person
What is the tone of this excerpt?
Almighty God! - no, no! They heard! - they suspected! - they knew! - they were making a mockery of my horror!
Paranoid
What does the narrator do after murdering the old man?
Dismembers the corpse
Why is the narrator unable to murder the old man the first seven nights?
He can't see the eye
When a story stops with things still unresolved, creating tension for the reader
Cliffhanger
What point of view is this?
She walked to the store, thinking about the argument she had with her friend.
Third Person Limited
At what point in the story is there a switch in tone?
When he is talking to the cops in the old man's room.
What drives the narrator to confess to the police?
He could hear the heartbeat still, and also thought the cops could hear it.
Which of the 5 senses is strongest for the narrator?
His hearing
This can create suspense by narrowing the point of view the story is told from, making it so the reader has limited information about what is happening
limited perspective
She was happy with her decision, but he was still unsure.
Third person omniscient