**This week, and into next week, we will be discussing "The Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. Here's a site with some more information on this famously morbid American author of the 19th century. http://www.poemuseum.org/index.php
**Here are the notes for the week:
“The Tell Tale Heart”
by: Edgar Allan Poe
-short story
Literary Elements
mood- the feeling/attitude expressed by the reader
tone- the feeling/attitude of the author/narrator
conflict- pay attention to conflicts both internal and external
point of view- “The Tell Tale Heart” is told in the first person narrative
Words to Know
acute (adj.)- sharp or keen
The narrator has acute eyesight.
conceived (verb)- thought of
The idea was conceived during a dream.
vex (verb)- to disturb or annoy
Students who are unprepared vex me.
stifled (verb)- smothered
The scream was stifled by a pillow.
crevice (noun)- a crack
The crevice was formed by an earthquake.
stealthily (adv.)-secretly; cautiously
The villain stealthily snuck away.
audacity (noun)- shameless daring/boldness, nerve
Audacity can get one in trouble.
vehemently (adv.)- with intense emotion
I vehemently screamed in pain.
derision (noun)- mocking/taunting
The bully’s derision caused me to fight.
hypocritical (adj.)- false or deceptive, fake
Squeaky considered girls’ smiles to be hypocritical.
