What sense is described by the narrator as being acute in the beginning of the story?
Hearing
The Old Man himself doesn't 'vex' the narrator, it is the Old Man's _________ that bothers him.
Evil Eye
'It was the beating of the old man's heart. It increased my fury, as the beating of a drum stimulates the soldier into courage.'
Simile
What does 'mood' mean in literature?
A mood is a feeling that can refer to the emotional state of mind of a person/character or the atmosphere of a story.
When the police arrive, the narrator answers the door with a light heart and is confident. Why?
He has been very careful and knows he has left no evidence of his crime.
What does the narrator try to convince the reader that he is not?
Mad (Insane)
What causes the Old Man to awaken on the night of his death (according to the story)?
The narrator's thumb slips upon the tin fastening of the lantern he's carrying.
'Death, in approaching him had stalked with his black shadow before him, and enveloped the victim.'
Personification
What is the overall mood in 'The Tell Tale Heart'?
Dark, Cynical
The narrator in the story tells the story from this point of view...
First Person
The narrator spied on the sleeping Old Man for how many mornings prior to killing him?
7
Where does the narrator hide the body of the Old Man?
Under the planks of the floor in the Old Man's room.
'Hearken! and observe how healthily- how calmly I can tell the whole story'
Alliteration
'Janet looked at the rickety rope bridge as it swayed in the wind. The small planks on the floor of the bridge were spaced about a foot apart. They looked like they had been made from driftwood or wine corks. Janet looked down into the canyon below the rope bridge. It was wide and deep. She could barely make out what was at the bottom. She inched onto the first plank. It creaked loudly. Then she put her weight onto the weathered plank, clinging tightly to the ropes. The wind had a ghostly whistle.'
Cautious
The narrator in the story is this type of narrator...
Unreliable
How does the narrator commit the murder of the Old Man?
By suffocating him with his bed mattress.
What causes the police to be called to the home of the Old Man?
A neighbor hears a single shriek during the night and suspicions of foul play are aroused.
'I heard things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in the hell.'
Hyberbole
'Tom took the trophy, but it didn't feel good. He knew that he didn't deserve it. He knew that he had cheated. The others didn't know now, but they might find out one day. Tom didn't know what he feared worse: getting caught or living with a secret. He tried to smile as the others cheered for him. He forced a big fake one on his face, and that made him feel worse.'
Regretful
The author of 'The Tell- Tale Heart' is...
Edgar Allen Poe
How does the narrator describe the groan he hears from the Old Man in the dark?
One of mortal terror
How do the police find out that the narrator murdered the Old Man?
The narrator goes (or crazier) and tears up the floorboards, admitting his crime and showing the police the dismembered body.
'One of his eyes resembled that of a vulture- a pale blue eye, with film over it.'
Metaphor
'It was on a dreary night in November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils. With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at me feet. It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the hard- extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs.'
Dark, Intense
How did Poe die?
Cooping, Alcohol, etc.