Tell Tale Heart Vocabulary Flashcard

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Main character in 'The Tell-Tale Heart'

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Unnamed narrator

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Story Location

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[location]

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Plot of 'The Tell-Tale Heart'

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Unnamed narrator obsessed with old man's eye; murders him; guilt leads to confession.

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Narration perspective

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Protagonist

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Old man's name in the story

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Not provided

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Setting of the story

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Time and place

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Climax of the story

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Turning point; most intense part; conflict peak.

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Narrator's tone

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Cannot be determined

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Resolution of a story

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Point where main conflict is resolved and outcome is determined.

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Theme of 'The Tell-Tale Heart'

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guilt and madness