Tell Tale Heart #1
The week before killing him, how did the Narrator treat the Old Man?
He was kind and never kinder to him.
How many policemen were there?
3
Why did the Narrator want to kill the Old Man
Because of his Evil/Vulture eye
To take apart piece by piece
What is dismemeber
We knew the narrator wished to kill the old man, but the old man does not is this type of irony
What is dramatic irony
How many times did the Old Man shriek?
Once, and only Once.
Where did he bury the Old Man?
Under the floorboards
What did the Narrator kill the Old Man with
With bed/mattress
strong, sensitive, and highly developed
What is acute
The narrator who is confident of his crime ends up confessing it to the police is this type of irony
What is situational irony
What era was the Tell Tale Heart Written
A) 1900s
B)1800s
C)1700s
B
How did the Narrator dispose of the Body?
Dismembered it and hit it under the flood boards
What character trait is the Narrator showing when he says "I know what the Old Man felt, and pitied him, although I chuckled at heart."?
Insanity
to stop yourself from doing something you want to do
What is refrain
The sound of the old man's heart beating is a symbol of this
What is Guilt or Conscience
Why couldn't the Narrator kill the Old Man on the first 7 nights?
His eyes were closed and he was sleeping.
How does the Narrator explain the Old Man's absence?
He was away in the country on a trip.
What made the Narrator confess
Guilt (and the noises he heard)
To create in the mind
What is conceive?
The story is told from this point of view
What is first person?
When does the Narrator kill the Old Man?
On the 8th night.
Why were the Police sent to the house?
The neighbors reported a shriek
What mental disorder does the Narrator have
Schizophrenia
charm, confidence, and elegence
What is suavity
When time is manipulated, and the reader gets information from earlier in the story
What is a flashback