Figurative Language
The point-of-view the story is written in
first-person point of view
The reason why the narrator wants to kill the old man
because of his evil eye
What does the eye symbolize?
the evil thoughts and intentions of the narrator
put these five in order of when they happened in the story
___ Confesses to the murder
____ Kills the old man
___ Watches the old man
___ Says I have never been kinder to the old man
___ Says watch how I can tell this story so calmly
1. says watch how I can tell the story calm
2. never been kinder to the old man
3. watches the old man
4. kills the old man
5. confesses the murder
If something is acute it is
Is this quote an example of Simile or metaphor:
"His eye was like the eye of a vulture."
simile.
The narrator does this every night for a week.
watch the old man sleep
How does the narrator feel after he kills the old man
calm and confident
Consider the noises the narrator was haunted by at the end of the story. What do you infer they could represent?
guilt or agony
When the narrator builds a sense of growing tension, fear, and excitement, felt by readers he is building what in the story
suspense
The old man's eye is compared to
a vulture's eye
How did the old man feel after he spoke with the police?
nervous, guilty, agony
Which of the following does the narrator do last?
A. he sneaks into the old mans bedroom
B. He hears the old mans heart
C. He sees the old mans eye
D. He shines his lantern
B
This quote is an example of internal or external conflict?
"I was suffering more than I could bear, from their smiles, and from that sound."
internal conflict
The reason why the narrator confesses to his crime.
he hears the beating heart
The narrator felt the police were ____ him
mocking
What does harken mean?
to listen
This quote is an example of irony or foreshadowing?
"I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him."
foreshadowing
On this night, the narrator kills the old man
the 8th night
How did the narrator really feel about the old man?
he loved the old man never had a problem with him he cared for him
What vocabulary word means a gesture, especially a dramatic one, used instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words.
___Gesticulation
___Audacity
___Suavity