Figurative Language
What type of figurative language is this? Why?: “So I opened it — you cannot imagine how stealthily, stealthily — until, at length a single dim ray, like the thread of the spider, shot from out the crevice and fell upon the vulture eye."
Simile
The reason why the narrator wants to kill the old man
because of his evil eye
In the beginning of "The Tell-Tale Heart," the narrator repeatedly insists he is not mad" What does this foreshadow?
His mad and insane actions
“They heard!—they suspected!—they knew!—they were making a mockery of my horror!-this I thought, and this I think.” (paragraph 17)
What does this emphasize about the narrator?
He feels guilty
If something is acute it is
precise or sharp
Is this quote an example of simile or metaphor? Why?: "He had the eye of a vulture—a pale blue eye, with a film over it"
Metaphor
The narrator does this every night for a week.
watch the old man sleep
What does this foreshadow? "I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him."
The narrator will kill the old man
What kind of irony is being used here? Why? "I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him"
Situational Irony: it was unexpected for him to be kind since he wanted to kill him-- contrast
Which of the following is the best example of someone who is acting cunningly?
a. a child who offers to share his toys with his brother
b. a criminal who uses a clever scheme to trick people
b. a criminal who uses a clever scheme to trick people
When the narrator builds a sense of growing tension, fear, and excitement, felt by readers he is building what in the story
suspense
Why does the narrator believe himself to be sane?
he thinks his careful planning and precise execution of the murder prove his mental stability
What does this foreshadow? "Death, in approaching him, had stalked with his black shadow before him and enveloped the victim”
The old man will die
What type of irony is being used in this example? Why? "I placed my own seat upon the very spot where the corpse of the victim lay."
Dramatic Irony: We (the readers) knew the corpse of the old man was beneath them, but the cops do not know.
If a man is moving stealthily, what is he most likely trying to do?
a. avoid being noticed
b. get someone's attention
a. avoid being noticed
"I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell.”
Hyperbole
The reason why the narrator confesses to his crime.
he hears the beating heart
What does the heartbeat from the floorboard foreshadow? "a low, dull, quick sound, such as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton".
The narrator's guilt
The narrator felt the police were ____ him
mocking
If your neighbor vexes you, then he most likely is a ___________ person.
a. kind person
b. annoying person
b. annoying person
Which TWO types of figurative language are being used in the example, "Meantime the hellish tattoo of the heart increased."?
The narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart” chuckles at the old man’s fear. What does this response most likely suggest about the narrator?
he is cruel/mean
How does foreshadowing in "The Tell-Tale Heart" impact the reader's experience?
a. makes the ending unexpected to the reader
b. causes the reader to anticipate the narrator's downfall
b. causes the reader to anticipate the narrator's downfall
What type of irony is being used here? Why? "Villains! I shrieked, 'dissemble no more! I admit the deed! —tear up the planks! here, here! —It is the beating of his hideous heart!'"
Situational Irony: it was unexpected that the narrator confessed at the end because he was so confident with his crime.
What vocabulary word means to act forcefully?
a. stealthily
b. vehemently
c. cunningly
b. vehemently