Figurative Language
The point-of-view the story is written in
What is the first-person point of view
The reason why the narrator wants to kill the old man
What is because of his eye?
Again and Again
Read the quote below. What does the word conceived mean?
"It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain but once conceived," it haunted me day and night"
conceive- when you conceive an idea you think of it.
What is the narrator's name?
He is never given a name.
This quote is an example of:
"His eye was like the eye of a vulture."
What is a simile.
The narrator does this every night for a week.
What is watch the old man sleep?
Contrasts and contradictions signpost occur when a characters' actions contradict their previous behavior.
Read the quote below. What does the word vex mean?
"And this I did for seven long nights-every night just at midnight-but I found the eye always closed; and so it was impossible to do the work; for it was not the old man who vexed me, but his Evil Eye."
Vex-If you vex someone you bother or annoy that person.
Is the narrator reliable? Why or Why not?
No, he might be crazy
What is suspense?
The old man's eye is compared to
What is a vulture's eye?
Give an example of contrasts and contradictions
paragraph 16-18
The narrator feels confident at first that he has successfully deceived the police officer, but then he starts to feel uneasy and becomes aware of a disturbing noise. He might feel guilty or doubt that the police believe he is innocent.
Read the quote below what does the word stifled mean?
"Presently I heard a slight groan, and I knew it was the groan of mortal terror. It was not a groan of pain or grief-oh, no!-it was the low, stifled sound that arises from the bottom of the soul when overcharged with awe"
Stifle-If you stifle something you smother it.
How does the narrator try to prove that he is not mad?
he describes how cunning and cautious he is.
This quote is an example of:
"I was suffering more than I could bear, from their smiles, and from that sound."
What is internal conflict.
The reason why the narrator confesses to his crime.
What is he hears the beating heart?
In what way does the image of the "eye of a vulture" being repeated Again and Again help to create suspense?
The repetition of the image builds the sense that something very bad is going to happen.
Read the quote. What does the word vehemently mean?
"I talked more quickly-more vehemently; but the noise steadily increased."
Vehemently-If you do something vehemently, you do it with intense emotion.
The old man's heart is not actually beating.
This quote is an example of:
"I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him."
What is foreshadowing?
On this night, the narrator kills the old man
What is the 8th night?
The narrator believes that he is not made but just nervous due to his highly acute senses. the reader can suspect that the narrator is unreliable because he is unreliable. What signpost is this an example of?
Contrasts and Contradictions
Read the quote below. What does the word crevice mean? "When I had waited a long time, very patiently, without hearing him lie down, I resolved to open a little-a very, very, little crevice in the lantern."
Crevice means a narrow crack, which emphasizes the idea that the narrator is carful to let only a small amount of light out of the lantern.
What impact does "the disease" have on the narrator?
"The disease" impacts the narrator's senses. He has a very exaggerated view of his own intelligence.