Question

1. the tell - tale heart is a ____. a. novel b. play c. short story d. essay 7. who wrote the tell - tale heart? a. nathaniel hawthorne b. edgar allan poe c. guy de maupassant d. henrik ibsen 8. in the tell - tale heart, the narrator compares the old mans eye to a __ eye. a. tigers b. vultures c. toads d. vultures 9. how does the narrator describe the old mans room? a. cold as ice b. pitch - black c. full of joy d. comforting as a blanket 10. when the police come the day after the murder, the narrator takes them to the old mans room. the men sit directly above where the old man is hidden. this is an example of ____. a. euphemisms b. limited point of view c. metaphor d. dramatic irony

Explanation:

1. In first - person point of view, the narrator is a character in the story and uses "I" or "me". "I'm excited for the party tonight" is in first - person.
2. "The Tell - Tale Heart" is a well - known short story by Edgar Allan Poe.
3. Edgar Allan Poe is the author of "The Tell - Tale Heart".
4. In the story, the narrator compares the old man's eye to a vulture's eye.
5. The narrator describes the old man's room as pitch - black.
6. When the narrator takes the police to the old man's room where the body is hidden and they stand right above it, it is an example of dramatic irony as the police are unaware while the reader knows the truth.

Answer:

1. D. I'm excited for the party tonight
2. C. short story
3. B. Edgar Allan Poe
4. D. vulture's
5. B. Pitch - black
6. D. dramatic irony