THE TELLTALE HEART Edgar Allan Poe Plot Draw
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THE TELL-TALE HEART Edgar Allan Poe
Plot � � � Draw a simple timeline of events, as the narrator describes them. Highlight the points of the story that may NOT be true. Give evidence to support your conclusion.
Character � � Along the bottom of the same timeline, draw a line graph that represents the narrator’s “nerves”. As the narrator’s nervousness/stress increases throughout the plot, your line graph will reflect this change (note: this is not an objective graph, but you will be asked to supply evidence from the text).
Language Features � On a copy of your text, find, highlight, and label at least one of each of the following: � Repetition � Hyperbole � Archaic language � Emotive language � Parallelism � Sentence structure – simple and complex � Metaphor � Simile
Language Features, cont. � Select THREE language features and explain how they: � Work together to build tension � Create a picture in the reader’s mind � Gives the reader more information about the narrator
Speaking � The narrator has been put on trial in a court of law. You are the top legal mind in the country. � The Defence claims that the narrator is Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI). � The Prosecution claims that the narrator was of sound mind when he committed the act. � What evidence will you use to support your case?
