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Mr. GiaccheName:Mrs. HowellEnglish“The Tell Tale Heart” Study GuideReading Comprehension(Right There Questions)What was the narrator’s reason for killing the old man?How many nights did the narrator stalk the old man?Why does he finally kill the old man on this Final night?What made the police arrive at the house? How does the narrator take care of this problem?What sound drives the narrator to confess to the crime? Making InferencesAt the beginning of the story, the narrator says he is not mad. Do you think he is mad? Why or why not?How does the narrator act when the police initially enter the house (Use a couple adjectives or adverbs to describe the narrator or the way he acts at this point)? Why does the narrator act this way? Do the police officers suspect any wrongdoings? How do you know? How does Poe include the reader in the story?Why does the narrator invite the police to sit down in the exact room that the crime was committed?How does the narrator create suspense at the end of the story? What happens to the way he tells the story?SummarizingUsing complete sentences, describe the conclusion of the storyUsing Context CluesWhat does the term “Tell Tale” mean? Based on the following context clues DeFine the underlined words.“True!—nervous—very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am: by why will you say that I am mad?”Mad—“It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night.”Conceived—“First of all I dismembered the corpse. I cut off the head and the arms and the legs”Dismembered—Brilliant Writing and Using Literary Elements EffectivelyHow does Edgar Allen Poe include the reader in the story?How does Poe impact the reading of the story? How does he control the pace of the reading? How does he control the volume of the way the story is read? You will need to take a look back at his writing to answer this. Check Poe’s use of punctuation.--------------------------------------------------------------Describe the imagery of the eye (use specific examples from the text):What does the narrator compare the beating of the heart to?What type of literary element is this an example of?Poe uses sensory language very effectively. What senses does Poe appeal to, and how does he accomplish this? Yes, you have to think about your five senses!Search the text for a great example of personification. Connecting the title to the storyWhat does tell-tale mean?Why did Edgar Allen Poe choose the title “The Tell Tale Heart”?Whose heartbeat does the narrator hear? Provide passages from the story as evidence. ................
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