The Tell-Tale Heart

The Tell-Tale Heart

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English

7th - 12th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How does the narrator murder the old man?

Back

He smothers him with the mattress.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does 'bade' mean?

Back

To ask, request.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why does the narrator think the officers can't hear the noise?

Back

He thinks they're mocking him by pretending not to hear it.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What figurative language device is used in the line: '…because Death, in approaching him had stalked with his black shadow before him, and enveloped the victim.'?

Back

Personification.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What figurative language device is used in the line: 'I undid it just so much that a single thin ray fell upon the vulture eye.'?

Back

Metaphor.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Define 'narrator' in literature.

Back

The narrator is the person or character who tells the story.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the main theme of 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?

Back

The theme revolves around guilt and the effects of paranoia.

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