Answers TX-College Prep English AEdgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart”

Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” Answers

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What features of gothic literature does the passage include? Check all that apply.

an interest in horror and fear

the juxtaposition of rationality and irrationality

a powerful and emotional love story

a mysterious, decaying setting

an exploration of the psychology of the narrator

How can a reader tell that the passage’s narrator is unreliable?

The narrator claims that he is very intelligent, but he is clearly very young and naive.

The narrator insists that he can speak calmly, but his manner of speaking suggests that he is not at all calm.

The narrator says that he is a good listener, but he refuses to listen to anyone else’s version of the story.

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