Tell-Tale Heart Lesson 3

Tell-Tale Heart Lesson 3

Open Ended

What does manipulation mean?

Partner up and read paragraphs 3-4 of Tell-Tale Heart

​​Highlight all words that relate to time in paragraph 3.

​*be sure to take notes (annotate) what you are reading!

Open Ended

What is the effect of Poe's use of repetition in these paragraphs?

​How does the narrator distinguish himself from madmen?

• ​define distinguish

• ​define madmen

• ​What words does he use to show a contrast that he is not mad?

Open Ended

How does the narrator distinguish himself from "madmen"?

Fill in the Blanks

When looking at the word foresight, fore means ______ and sight means ______

Multiple Choice

What does foresight mean as used in the sentence-"With what caution--with what foresight--with what dissimulation."

• to be quiet, or do it silently

• different ways to approach a situation or event

• understanding a situation after it has happened

• planning ahead or knowing what is needed for the future

Fill in the Blanks

Where does the narrator go "every night, about midnight"?

Multiple Select

What words does the narrator use to describe what he does with the lantern? You can choose more than one correct answer!

• he hit the old man with the lantern

• he says he keeps it closed, closed

• he says he dropped the lantern beside the old man's bed

• he says he undid the lantern cautiously

Open Ended

"I undid it just so much that a single ray fell upon the vulture eye." What is the narrator describing in this sentence?

Multiple Select

How does the narrator describe his movements in paragraph 3?

• gently

• cautiously

• quickly

• slowly

Open Ended

In line 3, the narrator says, "I went to work!" What is "work?"