Tell Tell Heart Vocabulary Check

Match the following Definitions to the correct word

• Third person POV

• The narrator is an outside observer

• Point of View

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

• First Person POV

• The vantage point which the story is presented

• Narrator

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

• Unreliable narrator

• The voice that tells the story

Match the following definitions to the correct word

• Stifle

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

• Derision

• Restrain or stop oneself acting on an emotion

• Conceive

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

• Audacity

• Contemptuous ridicule or mockery

• Suspense

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

Match the following definitions to the correct word

• Hypocritical

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

• Vex

• A narrow opening, especially in a rock or wall

• Crevice

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

• Vehemently

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

Expressing an unpopular opinion often leads to ________ .

It is difficult to _______ that someone could be so cruel.

My brother loves to _______ me whenever he gets a chance.

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

______ is a characteristic of people who take risks.

I wanted to shout out in fear, but I had to _____ my reaction.

The convict ______ denied committing the crime.