The Tell-Tale heart Edgar Allen Poe

Rachel Prather
12/8/09

W-
Who-The murderer (narrator)
What-The murder, guilty conscience.
When-In the climax at the murder, and continues throughout until the
end of the story. At midnight.
Where- In the old man’s chamber
Why-Because he as a troubled man with many heavy things on his
heart so writing a murder story would not be that unusual for him.
R-
Report- Poetry/ Shorty Story, Horror, guilty conscience can result to
going into your own madness and the guilt can make you confess
because it is to heavy for you to handle.
A-
Analyze-Dark tone, Watch wrapped in cotton, symbolized a beating
heart or the murderers conscience. The old mans eyes, he described
them as being a vultures eyes light blue with a disgusting film over
them. Lantern, was used to see that one eye he turned it all the way
on and yet all he could see was that one eye.
P-
Point of view-1st person the narrator is telling the story, of how he
murdered this man.