Edgar Allan Poe
Who raised Poe
The Allan family
Who is the narrator speaking to throughout the story?
The reader
What is the exposition of The Tell-Tale Heart?
The old man's house at night. We meet the narrator, the old man, and the old man's eye.
MURDER
Who did Poe marry?
Virginia
Where was Poe born?
Boston, Massachusetts
Why does the narrator want to kill the old man?
He despises his "Evil" or "Vulture" eye
What is the tone of the story?
Paranoid/Tense
What does the beating heart symbolize?
The narrator's guilt
Where did Poe enroll after he left the US Army?
The US Military Academy at West Point
Where did Poe attend college before he enrolled in the US Army?
University of Virginia
How many nights does he look in on the old man before following through with his plan?
7 nights, he kills him on the 8th night
What is the mood of the story?
Creepy/Scary
"...chilled the very marrow in my bones." is an example of...
What was the cause of Poe's untimely death?
His cause of death is a mystery. No one truly knows.
Who was Poe engaged to before he enlisted in the Army?
Sarah Elmira Royster
Why do the police knock on the door?
What is the theme of The Tell-Tale Heart?
Guilt is very powerful. Guilt will always win.
What does the Evil eye symbolize?
Narrator's paranoia
What year did Poe die? Where?
1849, Baltimore, Maryland
The Tell-Tale Heart
What is the resolution of The Tell-Tale Heart?
The narrator confesses to his heinous crime.
"A watch's minute hand moves more quickly than did mine." is an example of...
a metaphor
"For it was not the old man who vexed me, but his Evil eye." is an example of...
Foreshadowing
What was the last thing Poe wrote?
Annabel Lee