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What can be said about poes narrator in the tell tale heart?
he is not trust worthy
Why does the narrator say that he killed his neighbor in tell tale heart?
He said that the elderly man had an evil eye. That was his reason.
In The Tell-Tale Heart what noise does the narrator hear at the end of the story?
The narrator fears the neighbors will hear the beating of the old man's heart.
What did the narrator of The Tell-Tale Heart mean when he said Dissemble no more?
Dissemble means to hide one's true feelings or beliefs so when the narrator of The Tell-Tale Heart yells, "dissemble no more," he basically meant, "don't pretend not to hear the heart."Well, he assumed that they could hear the beating heart just as well as he could (in his crazed mind) and that they were mocking him by acting casually; pretending not to hear it. Thus, he was essentially saying: "Quit toying with me! I know you can hear it!"
How does Poe's short story The Tell-Tale Heart begin?
The Tell-Tale Heart begins with the narrator insisting that they are not insane despite their meticulous planning to murder an old man who they claim has an evil eye. The narrator's obsession with the old man's eye drives them to commit the crime.
When the narrator is open with the reader about the piece's fictional nature's he or she is said to be?
When the narrator is open with the reader about a piece's fictional nature, he or she is said to be setting the tone of the story narrative. It can also refer to how the individual narrator tells the story and the manner in which it is told.
What does the narrator said about jims age?
39 or40
How did the narrator respond to his daughter's inquiry?
he said of course not
When the narrator is open with the reader about the pieces fictional nature he or she is said to be?
When the narrator is open with the reader about a piece's fictional nature, he or she is said to be setting the tone of the story narrative. It can also refer to how the individual narrator tells the story and the manner in which it is told.
What excuse did the narrator give to the police in the tell tale heart?
The narrator claimed that the old man's screams heard by a neighbor were his own screams in a dream, not the old man's. He also said that the old man had been away in the country, which was why the police were unable to find any evidence of a crime.
A narrator that provides the reader with his or her perspectives and opinions is said to be?
intimateconversationaldidacticbias
Is there situational irony in the telltale heart?
verbal irony:-empathizes old man, while hatching plan to kill him-calls self calm and logical, but truly insane and agitatedsituational irony:-madmen are not reasonable, but narrator seems to be bothered by justicedramatic irony:The narrator conitinually claims that he is sane, and yet his actions prove that he is most certainly mad.verbal irony:-empathizes old man, while hatching plan to kill him-calls self calm and logical, but truly insane and agitatedsituational irony:-madmen are not reasonable, but narrator seems to be bothered by justicedramatic irony:-reader understands narrator killed old man, yet police are unaware-the narrator is mad, though he believes he is saneAll three types are present.Dramatic irony: The narrator believes and states that he is sane.Situational irony: The narrator states that mad men are not reasonable, he isn't reasonable in that he is uncomfortable with justice.Verbal irony: Stating that he is sane also applies to this, but for originality, feeling for the old man while wanting and succeeding to kill him is also verbal irony.The irony of this classic short story is that shortly after the narrator kills the old man and hides his heart underneath the floorboards the police arrive. He then begins to hear said heart beating, and he eventually breaks and confesses to the police. The guilt of killing the man he hated eventually caused his own undoing.
