Tell Tell Heart Vocabulary Check

Match the following Definitions to the correct word

• First Person POV

• The narrator is a character and uses the pronouns I, me, and we

• Third person POV

• The vantage point which the story is presented

• Narrator

• The narrator is an outside observer

• Unreliable narrator

• The voice that tells the story

• Point of View

• A narrator whose assessment of events cannot be trusted for some reason

Match the following definitions to the correct word

• Conceive

• Contemptuous ridicule or mockery

• Derision

• to form or devise a plan or idea in the mind

• Suspense

• A willingness to take bold risks/ rude or disrespectful behavior

• Stifle

• The sense of growing tension, fear, and excitement felt by the reader

• Audacity

• Restrain or stop oneself acting on an emotion

Match the following definitions to the correct word

• Crevice

• Behaving in a way that suggests one has higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case

• Hypocritical

• In a forceful, passionate, or intense manner; with great feeling

• Vex

• A narrow opening, especially in a rock or wall

• Vehemently

• Make someone feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial things

Expressing an unpopular opinion often leads to (a)   .

It is difficult to (a)   that someone could be so cruel.

My brother loves to (a)   me whenever he gets a chance.

A(n) (a)   person says one thing and does another.

(a)   is a characteristic of people who take risks.

I wanted to shout out in fear, but I had to (a)   my reaction.

The convict (a)   denied committing the crime.