Poetry & Poe Review

Read the following line from the poem "Narrow Fellow in the Grass".

"The grass divides as with a comb."

What 2 images is the simile "as with a comb" meant to compare in the mind of the reader?

• A snake separating grass into 2 sections

• A snake separating from the skin it has shed

• A comb separating grass into 2 sections

• A comb separating hair into 2 sections

Which line of the poem BEST suggests that the speaker is scared of snakes?

• "The grass divides as with a comb, / A spotted shaft is seen;" (5-6)

• "I feel for them a transport / Of cordiality" (19-20)

• "Without a tighter breathing, / And zero at the bone.: (23-24)

In paragraph 17 of "Tell-Tale Heart", when the ringing becomes a different sound and seems to be getting louder, what does the narrator do?

• He tells the police to listen to it

• He asks if anyone else hears it

• He tries to make sure the police won't hear it

In paragraph 17 of the "Tell-Tale Heart", the narrator says,

“Was it possible they heard not? Almighty God!—no, no! They heard!—they suspected!—they knew!— they were making a mockery of my horror!—this I thought, and this I think.”

Here, the narrator seems to think the police are __________.

• Making fun of him

• Unable to hear the noise

• Not interested in the crime

In the "Tell-Tale Heart", the narrator's final outburst to the police is to...

• Ask them to leave

• Confess to the crime

• Attempt to kill the police

In "Tell-Tale Heart", what sound does the narrator hear right before he murders the old man?

• The beating of a heart

• A barking dog

• The ticking of a watch

Select the line from "Tell-Tale Heart" from paragraph 11 that shows how the narrator knows that the old man is dead.

• "In an instant I dragged him to the floor, and pulled the heavy bed over him."

• "I placed my hand upon the heart and held it there many minutes. There was no pulsation."

• "His eye would trouble me no more."

In "Tell-Tale Heart", where did the narrator hide the old man's body?

• Under the bed

• Under the floor

• In the closet

In paragraph 10 of "Tell-Tale Heart", the narrator compares the beating of the old man’s heart to the sound made by __________. 

• A watch wrapped in cotton

• A bird calling

• A closing door

In "Tell-Tale Heart", when the narrator says "Object there was none."

Which choice BEST explains what he means? 

• I have no weapon to kill the old man

• I have no plan to gain anything by killing the old man

• I have no fear of killing the old man