The Tell Tale Heart 1 Jeopardy Template

THE NARRATOR	THE OLD MAN	THE AUTHOR	THE MURDER	LITERARY DEVICES
100 His sense of hearing Which one of the narrator's senses had became more powerful?	100 Pale blue, deformed, film placed over it. describe the appearance of the old man's eye. Use at least 2 distinct attributes.	100 Edgar Allen Poe who is the author of the tell-tale heart	100 under the floorboards where did the narrator hide the body of the old man?	100 The eye of the old man compared to the eye of a vulture. There was one main simile in this story, “His eye was like the eye of a vulture”, what 2 things was that simile comparing? (mentioned by Francesca)
200 7 days how many days did the narrator watch the old man as he slept?	200 No, the narrator states that he actually loves the old man. would the narrator have killed the old man if it weren't for the eye? why?	200 Gothic-horror fiction what is the genre of this book?	200 Because the guilt was too much too handle Why did the narrator end up confessing his murder?	200 Creepy, dark, scary, mysterious, horrifying etc. Use three adjectives to describe the atmosphere of the Tell-Tale Heart. (mentioned by Emily)
300 So the readers can hear the defense and reasoning of the antagonist why was the story told from the narrator's perspective? (first person)	300 a physical characteristic which they could not control was putting them in a life or death situation. How does the old man relate to Snow white?	300 So that the audience can explore how the story would change depending on a character's gender Why do we think the author leaves the gender of the narrator ambiguous to readers?	300 he cut the head of first. what does part of the body did the narrator cut off first?	300 The old man's heartbeat or the narrator's guilt at the end. What is one of the 2 things that the clock-ticking can symbolize? (mentioned by Angelique)
400 During all of that week I was as friendly to the old man as I could be, and warm, and loving. How did the narrator act towards the old man during the week he was preparing to kill him?	400 "who's there?" after the old man had heard the narrator in his room on the eighth night, what did he say?	400 the author suffered from bipolar disorder and depression which carried into alcohol and drug abuse and eventually led to his early death. the author suffered from ________ ______and _______ which carried into ______ and _____ abuse and eventually led to his early death.	400 Because the neighbor heard a loud scream Why did the police show up at the narrator's door?	400 The title of the story What is an obvious but often overlooked example of foreshadowing in the story? (mentioned by Kaumudi)
500 He murders the old man without hesitation, he can hear sounds from heaven and hell, he is dreadfully nervous etc. The narrator states multiple times that he is not mad, what 2 pieces of evidence that he is insane?	500 The eye is so important that it is considered a character. Why is "Evil Eye" capitalized every time it is mentioned?	500 the narrator What character is a reflection of the author?	500 he said "The cry, I said, was my own, in a dream. The old man, I said, was away; he had gone to visit a friend in the country." What lie did the narrator tell the police in order to hide his murder?	500 At the beginning, the narrator is trying to justify that he is not mad when it was clear to the audience that he was insane. what is an example of verbal irony (mentioned by Dominica)

THE TELL-TALE HEART

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