Vocabulary
The definition of crevice
What is a narrow opening?
The reason why the narrator wants to kill the old man
What is because of his eye?
The reason the Old Man didn't know the narrator was in the room
What is that he was blind?
The definition of Gesticulation
What is a gesture, especially a dramatic one, used instead of speaking or to emphasize one’s words
The narrator does this every night for a week.
What is watch the old man sleep?
Where the narrator hide the Old Man's body
What is in the floor - between the scantlings?
The definition of enveloped
What is wrapped up or covered completely?
The reason why the narrator confesses to his crime.
What is he hears the beating heart?
What the narrator is trying to convince the reader
What is that he is not mad (crazy)
The definition of Sagacity
What is good judgement or keen mental awareness?
The old man's eye is compared to
What is a vulture's eye?
The genre of literature of Tell Tale Heart
What is gothic literature?
The definition of Hearken
What is to pay attention/listen?
On this night, the narrator kills the old man
What is the 8th night?
Name at least 2 moods felt in the story
What is paranoia, madness, discomfort, unease, creepy
3 techniques Poe uses to create suspense in the story
What is "describing character's anxiety and fear" / "vivid words to describe dramatic sounds/sights" / "repeating words, phrases, actions"