"The Tell-Tale Heart" and Edgar Allan Poe

What is the best synonym for point of view?

• opinion

• perspective

• height

• argument

Which type of point of view is the story told in???

"It is impossible to say how the idea entered my brain, but it haunted me day and night..."

• First person

• Second person

• Third person (limited)

In "The Tell-Tale Heart," which sense contributes most to the narrator's downfall?

• hearing 👂

• sight 👀

• smell 🌼

• touch 👆

How does the narrator get caught?

• The police officers trick the narrator into admitting his guilt.

• A neighbor told the police officers what happened.

• The narrator confesses because he hears the heart beating.

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

• he thinks they're mocking him by pretending not to hear it
• they are too far away to hear it
• they are old and hard of hearing
• they are too scared to do anything about it

Why does the narrator panic at the end of the story?

• He thinks the police can hear the old man's heart beat.
• The police find blood in the bathtub.
• The police draw their guns.
• Blood is seeping out of the floorboards.

This part of the plot is the most DRAMATIC, TURNING-POINT of the story

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Resolution

What is your final judgement of the narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

• mad/insane 🤪

• clever/intelligent 🧠

• filled with guilt 😢

Match the WORD with the DEFINITION!

• Where & When the story happens

• Setting

• People in a story

• Conflict

• Problem or Struggle

• Characters

• Events in a story

• Plot

What is the connotation of the phrase "vulture eye"??

• happy vibes because vultures are cute

• a clever feeling because birds are intelligent

• an evil vibe because vultures are creepy