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By Edgar Allan Poe

By Edgar Allan Poe. Background. Poe had a hard time selling “The Tell-Tale Heart”. People wanted stories that were more gentle. They felt this story was “TOO LOUD”. Pioneer.

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By Edgar Allan Poe

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  1. By Edgar Allan Poe

  2. Background Poe had a hard time selling “The Tell-Tale Heart”. People wanted stories that were more gentle. They felt this story was “TOO LOUD”.

  3. Pioneer It was finally published in the Literary magazine called Pioneer, however, the magazine went out of business and Poe never got paid!!

  4. Iggy Pop

  5. Listen…And don’t forget to SLANT

  6. Nervous?

  7. STOP HERE AND LISTEN TO THE STORY

  8. Cataracts Cataracts are a clouding that develops in the lens of the eye, varying in degree from slight to completely opaque. It obstructs the passage of light.

  9. A senile cataract, occurring in the elderly, is characterized by an initial opacity in the lens, subsequent swelling of the lens and final shrinkage with complete loss of transparency. Moreover, with time the cataract cortex liquefies to form a milky white fluid.

  10. Mood and Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” What is mood??? mood = atmosphere mood is the overall feeling created by a piece of writing setting, images, and word choice all contribute to mood

  11. So…whataboutMOOD??? What sort of mood is evident in this short story? What words does Poe use to help establish mood or atmosphere? How does setting contribute to mood?

  12. Can you find a few sentences or a paragraph in the text as an example of mood?

  13. Examples From the Text “True!-nervous-very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?” “It was not a groan of pain or of grief-oh no!-it was the low stifled sound that arises from the bottom of the soul when over-charged with awe.”

  14. Examples Continued... “Yet, for some minutes longer I refrained and stood still. But the beating grew louder, louder!” “’Villains!’ I shrieked, ‘dissemble no more! I admit the deed!-tear up the planks!-here, here!-it is the beating of his hideous heart!”

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