Analyzing Key Elements in 'The Tell-Tale Heart'

Which of the following is NOT an element to look for when analyzing a short story?

• Symbols

• Character

• Literary devices

• Plot twists

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What genre does 'The Tell-Tale Heart' belong to?

• Romantic literature

• Gothic literature

• Modernist literature

• Realist literature

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the 'single effect' that Edgar Allan Poe believed a short story should have?

• A complex plot

• Multiple themes

• A lasting emotional effect

• A moral lesson

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

How does the narrator of 'The Tell-Tale Heart' initially try to convince the reader of his sanity?

• By showing his kindness

• By describing his calm demeanor

• By detailing his education

• By explaining his logical thinking

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What does the old man's blue eye symbolize in 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?

• Love

• Truth

• Wealth

• Death

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What literary device is used when the narrator describes the old man's groans of terror?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Indirect characterization

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the lantern symbolize in the story?

• Hope

• Fear

• Obsession

• Freedom

How does the narrator dehumanize the old man after the murder?

• By mocking his appearance

• By referring to him as 'it'

• By ignoring his existence

• By calling him names

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What central conflict emerges towards the end of the story?

• Narrator vs. old man

• Narrator vs. police

• Narrator vs. society

• Narrator vs. himself

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the old man's heartbeat symbolize in the story?

• The narrator's guilt

• The old man's strength

• The narrator's fear

• The passage of time

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6