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The Tell Tale Heart:
Post Reading Questions
l use complete sentences
- Answer the following questions on a separate
and correct grammar.
piece of paper. Remember-
1) Create a plot summary chart. Write at least three bullets with events from the story to explain
each part of the plot.
2)
Think about the title of the story. Explain what you think the title means.
3)
The narrator claims that he is not mad. What evidence does the reader have to prove that the
narrator is indeed insane? Use quotes from the story to support the evidence.
4)
Why does the narrator want to kill the old man? What prevented him from killing the old man on
the first night? How many nights does he wait before committing the murder? What effect
. does Poe create by having the narrator watch the old man before carrying out his plan?
5)
The two controlling symbols in the story are the eye and the heart? What might these two
symbols represent? Example: In the story, the beating heart is a symbol of the narrator's
6)
Find three distinct examples from the text that illustrate how Poe creates suspense in the
story. Underline the words in the examples that Poe uses to help the reader feel the suspense.
7)
In your own words, explain the definition of figurative language. Then, select two examples
from the story, write the sentence(s) selected, and underline and identify the type of
figurative language.
8) Poe uses specific words to create imagery? Give five examples from the story that illustrate
how Poe helps the reader to see, hear, smell, and/or taste in the story?
9)
The ultimate action of the narrator is premeditated Identify the prefix in this word, what it
means then define the word premeditated
Find the line from the story that identifies what
the narrator does to avoid the old man becoming suspicious or sensing the evil plan?
10) Explain why the narrator
ultimately confesses
to the murder?