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The Tell-Tale Heart Analysis

A Grade 11 ELA worksheet for analyzing Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart', focusing on literary devices, character motivation, and psychological themes.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2

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ELAGrade 11The Tell-Tale HeartEdgar Allan PoeLiterary Analysis
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The Tell-Tale Heart: Literary Analysis

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Read each question carefully and provide thoughtful, detailed responses based on your understanding of Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart'.

1. What is the narrator's primary motivation for killing the old man?

a

To inherit his wealth

b

Fear of the old man's 'vulture eye'

c

Revenge for a past wrong

d

To prove his sanity

2. Which literary device is most evident in the narrator's repeated insistence on his sanity?

a

Metaphor

b

Irony

c

Simile

d

Alliteration

3. The narrator believes he hears the   of the old man's heart, driving him to confess.

4. Poe uses   to create a suspenseful and unsettling atmosphere throughout the story.

5. Describe the psychological state of the narrator. Provide at least two pieces of textual evidence to support your answer.

6. The narrator successfully convinces the police of his innocence.

T

True

F

False

7. Analyze how Poe uses point of view and unreliable narration to develop the themes of guilt and madness in 'The Tell-Tale Heart'. Discuss specific examples from the text.