The Tell-Tale Heart
Who wrote The Tell-Tale Heart?
Edgar Allan Poe
What is the name of the bird with a bald head head and neck that feeds on dead animals?
Vulture
This is the conclusion of the story.
Resolution
True or False: When making inferences, you are acting like a detective.
True; detectives draw conclusions based on evidence.
What is the literary term for giving human qualities to nonhuman things?
Personification
Do you know the name of the Narrator and the Old Man?
No; the characters were never named.
What word means a very strong feeling of fear?
Terror
During this stage, the action of the story begins to build.
Rising action
True or False: You do not have to use critical thinking skills when making an inference.
False; inference IS a critical thinking skill.
What is the literary term for a conversation between characters?
Dialogue
What made the Narrator want to kill the Old Man?
The Old Man's "vulture" eye, the "pale blue eye, with a film over it."
What word is synonymous with ugly or disgusting?
Hideous
This is the moment of greatest tension in the story. It can also be called the turning point in the story.
Climax
True or False: When we read texts, view images, or watch films, we make inferences.
True
What is the literary term for the primary problem that drives the plot of a story? It is often a main goal for the protagonist to achieve or overcome.
Conflict
Where did the Narrator place the Old Man after he brutally killed him?
He placed him under the floorboards of the Old Man's room.
What word is synonymous with crazy and describes a person exhibiting a mental illness or appearing to be insane?
Mad
This occurs near the end of the story and leads to the resolution.
The falling action
True or False: When we make assumptions or draw conclusions based on evidence, we are making an inference.
True
What is the literary term for the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together?
Alliteration
Did the Narrator believe he was insane?
No; at the start of the story, he is actually attempting to convince the reader that he's not.
What word means to affect someone suddenly?
Seized
This provides readers with the background information they need to understand the story.
The exposition
True or False: Sometimes, an inference is called an "educated guess."
True; we say "educated" because we are using evidence such as facts and observations to help us arrive at a particular conclusion.
What is the literary term that refers to an exaggeration? Hint: they make something sound bigger or more extreme than it really is.
Hyperbole