Tell Tale Heart and The Raven Quiz With Vocabulary

great fear

relevance = an idea is important and connects to other things

What is it about the old man that scares and angers the narrator of "The Tell Tale Heart"?

What sound is being described in "the Tell Tale Heart" as "a low, dull, quick sound, such sound as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton.."

What does "the raven" say whenever it talks?

What is the name of the "rare and radiant maiden" whom the author pines for in The Raven?

In "The Raven", what does the author call the bird throughout the poem?

prophet = to think about something carefully

burden = a heavy thing you must carry or something difficult

In "The Raven" what time does the poem take place?

Where does the narrator of "The Tell Tale Heart" hide the body?

a sign that something evil or dangerous is coming

cease = to stop

The narrator of "The Tell Tale Heart" chuckles at the old man's fear. What does this response tell you about the narrator?

suspect = a heave thing you must carry or something difficult

Reread these lines from the beginning of "The Tell Tale Heart": You fancy me man. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded - with what caution....

What does this actually make you question about the narrator?

Where does the raven perch when he comes into the house?

to think about something very carefully