The Tell Tale Heart
True or False. The main character is not going mad.
False
The exposition of a story includes
The setting and characters
Read the text below. What narrative element is it?
"If you could have another three wishes," said the old man, eyeing him keenly, "would you have them?"
Flashback
What does lethargic mean in the sentence below?
Diane was lethargic; she didn't have the energy to get out of bed.
very tired
True or false: Person vs. World is a type of conflict
False
The author of the text is
Edgar Allan Poe
The conflict is part of the
Rising action
What happened with the monkey's paw after Mr. White made his first wish?
It moved in his hand.
What does feral mean in the sentence below:
The feral cat would not let us pet him, unlike our friendly cat.
unfriendly
Name the two types of conflict
Internal and External
After the old man was killed, what did the narrator do to the body? (two things)
He dismembered the corpse and hid it under the floorboards.
The turning point or the most exciting part of the story is called
The Climax
Read the section of the story below. It is considered to be:
"I'd like to go to India myself," said the old man, "just to look round a bit, you know."
"Better where you are," said the sergeant-major, shaking his head. He put down the empty glass, and sighing softly, shook it again.
Foreshadowing
What does squandered mean in the sentence below?
My best friend squandered all his money on his horse races and sports gambling.
Wasted
"An Olympic athlete pushes his performance to the limit despite his physical disability," is what type of conflict? (ie. person vs....)
person vs. self
The main character killed the old man by
Suffocating him with the bed
The message the author is trying to convey is
What is the theme of the story?
Be careful what you wish for.
"A group of teenagers sleep in a haunted house and begin disappearing one by one," is what type of conflict (ie. person vs.....)
person vs. the supernatural
"...for it was not the old man who vexed me, but his..."
Evil Eye
Read this scenario. What part of the plot diagram is this:
It was all over now. We should have never been arguing over Stephan anyway. He likes her, not me.
Falling action
What does Mr. White see after he makes his first wish?
A monkey in the fireplace.
"A student takes his fight against the school dress code all the way to the Supreme Court," is what type of conflict (ie. person vs....)?
person vs. society