Vocabulary
Misc.
"Woe is Poe"
Motive/Theme
Plot
100

The wild ______________ the narrator makes with his hands only make him seem more insane.

What are GESTICULATIONS? 

100
When does the narrator kill the man? What night is it?
The narrator kills the man on the 8th night.
100

What genre did Poe mostly write in?

What is Horror & Mystery?

100

How does the narrator kill the old man?

What is the narrator suffocates the old man with his mattress?

100
What is the climax of the story?
When the narrator kills the old man.
200

The narrator’s sense of hearing is so ________________ that he is able to hear bugs in the walls.

What is ACUTE?

200

Where in the house did the narrator kill the old man?

What is the narrator kills the old man in his bedroom? (or chamber)

200

What disease caused most of his family members to die?

What is Tuberculosis? 

200
Why does the man want to kill the old man in the story?
Because of the eye and the man’s insanity drive him to kill the old man.
200

Who’s heartbeat was beating in the story?

What was the narrator's conscience? (or guilt)

300

As he sneaks into the old man’s chamber every night without waking him, the narrator carefully opens the door slightly, leaving only a ________________ where the light falls upon the eye.

What is CREVICE? 

300

Where does the story take place? What is the setting?

The story takes place in the old man’s house, specifically in his bedroom.

300

Poe was described as being the "Master of Macabre".  Macabre means the same as:

What is death, suspense, terrifying?

300
What is theme in fiction?
Theme is a moral, lesson, or message from the author.
300

What type of conflict is in the story? 

What is character vs. self,  because of intense internal conflict within the narrator?

400

Because the narrator has nothing to fear, he practices _____________   and is courteous when speaking to the police.

What is SUAVITY? 

400

Why is 1st person narration always unreliable?

What is because it is a limited POV? 

400

Why is Poe’s death a mystery?

The medical records were not clear and no one knows exactly what caused his death.

400

What is a theme from "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

What is guilt can consume us and give us away?

400
What is the POV in the story? What effect does it have?
The story is written in first person. Because it is written in first person, we have to piece some facts together. First person point of view causes more suspense.
500

John is in math honors. He has a ___________understanding of mathematics. 

What is PROFOUND? 

500

Aside from the eye, what is the narrator most concerned about?

He does not want to be thought of as "mad" or "crazy".

500

What do Rabies and Tuberculosis have in common?

What is they are both deadly?

500
"The old man had never wronged me. For his gold I had no desire. In fact, I loved the old man. It was his eye-the evil eye of a vulture" What do these quotes prove?
His motive
500

What is the resolution of this story?

What is we can assume he was taken to jail or an insane asylum?

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