Tell-Tale Heart

Who is the narrator of the story?

• 3rd person POV (we don't know who tells the story)

• 1st person POV (the murderer tells the story)

• 1st person POV (the old man tells the story)

• There is no narrator

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

 

Because the murderer is the one who tells the story, as the audience we can tell more about...

• His unstable state of mind

• The neighbor's worries and fears

• The way the old man feels in the situation

• What the police are thinking

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Read the following line: "I admit to the deed!--tear up the planks!--here, here!--it is the beating of his hideous heart"

Why did Edgar Allan Poe choose to use so many dashes in the last paragraphs?

• The dashes are just there for decoration

• They show that he is asking a lot of questions

• They show that he isn't nervous at all and acting really calm and collected

• They show he is nervous because he can't speak calmly or clearly

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What tone or attitude does this line in paragraph 14 show? "I then replaced the boards so cleverly, so cunningly, that no human eye-not even his-could have detected anything wrong"

• Unsure

• Confident

• Loving

• Sarcastic

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

 

What word best describes the narrator's actions in paragraph 4? (Look at the AGAIN and AGAIN part of the margin on page 98 for a hint)

• Anxious

• annoying

• repetitive

• creative

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which word goes best with the word "repetitive"?

• impossible

• once

• slowly

• every

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What do you think the word "profound" means in this sentence? "So you see he would have been a very profound old man indeed to suspect that every night, just at twelve, I looked in upon him while he slept" (page 98)

• intense

• far- reaching

• showing great insight or understanding

• situated at a great depth

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read Paragraph 10. According to this paragraph what is it that made the murderer finally act out of fury? (look at the picture for a clue!)

• The old man was awake on this night, and the murderer could see his eye

• The mattress fell at that moment and caused an accident

• The old man made a noise and the noise bothered him

• The old man was taunting the murderer and making fun of him

What is an "irrational fear"?

• A person you don't like

• A feeling of joy

• A fear that may not seem logical to others

• A place that you've been before

The murder said he could hear things in the heavens and on earth, meaning he had a very ACUTE sense of hearing. Which is the best definition for ACUTE?

• perceptive (meaning you can sense things others can't)

• less than 90 degrees

• high in pitch

• your sense of smell

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4