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?
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.
Which of the narrator's senses does he say is most acute?
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?
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 do we learn about the narrator from the following line?
"I knew what the old man felt, and pitied him, although I chuckled at heart."
He is cruel
What is suspense?
The old man's eye is compared to
What is a vulture's eye?
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.
Why does the old man sit up in bed and say, "It is nothing but the wind in the chimney--it is only a mouse crossing the floor," or "It is merely a cricket which has made a single chirp."?
He is trying to calm his own fears.
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?
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.
What do we learn about hte narrator when he asks the police officers to sit and rest in the same room where he's hidden the body?
He's confident.
What figurative language device is used if the following line "I undid it just so much that a single thin ray fell upon the vulture eye."
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Onomatopeia
D. Idiom
B What is a metaphor
On this night, the narrator kills the old man
What is the 8th night?
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.
Why does the narrator think the police officers don't hear the noise?
He thinks they're mocking him by pretending not to hear it.