Response to Literature Essay
"The disease had sharpened my senses --not destroyed --not dulled them." (Poe 625). It is obvious from this quote that Edgar Allan Poe was an amazing author. He wrote dark and suspenseful short stories and poems. His Tell-Tale Heart displayed extremely descriptive imagery, a shocking surprise ending, and an intriguing climax. This story was about a crazed man with a devious plan. His friend, who was an old man, had a strange eye. Poe described it as, "the eye of a vulture --a pale blue eye, with a film over it."(Poe 625) The main character had a disease most understood to be schizophrenia and was driven insane by the so-called, "vulture eye." The main character said, "whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees --very gradually --I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye forever," (Poe 625) which he did do. Finally, when the police came, the main character was highly bothered by his own guilt to the point where he had to say,"I admit the deed! --tear up the planks! here, here! --It is the beating of his hideous heart!"(Poe 630)
The illustrative imagery in Tell-Tale Heart gives the reader a sense of actually being in the shady scenes. "His room was as black as pitch with the thick darkness, (for the shutters were close fastened, through fear of robbers,) and so I knew that he could not see the opening of the door, and I kept pushing it on steadily, steadily." This quote, on page 626, from Tell-Tale Heart is ironic. The old man locked up his entire house for fear that something on the outside may have killed him, but in reality it was really something from the inside that killed him. Though, this quote does show some imagery; it's almost as if you were there in the room with the main character. "He had the eye of a vulture --a pale blue eye, with a film over it." (Poe 625) This excerpt describes the old man. It paints a picture using metaphors in your head; you can just see the old man. "Yes he was stone, stone dead." This quote, on page 628, allows you to peer in to the mysterious view of the killer. Imagery is obviously present in this tidbit of the story. As you can tell Edgar Allan Poe demonstrates a vast usage of distinctive imagery. This incredible author also combines a flabbergasting surprise ending in the twisting story.
The scandalous surprise ending in Tell-Tale Heart leaves the reader with their mouth open, their eyes wide, and their mind wanting more to the story. "Villains!" I shrieked,"dissemble no more!" This quote from page 626 is unbelievable. The killer was driven insane by his craziness, forcing an unnecessary outburst to the police who were questioning him. "I admit the deed! - tear up the planks- here here!" This quote from page 626 leaves readers astonished. The delirious man confessed to killing the old man, because of his mental illness. "-it is the beating of his hideous heart!" (Poe 630) This quote is the last quote of the story. The killer tells the police that he still hears the old man's heart beating, even though he is dead, because of his wacky, mental disease. Edgar also exhibits a compelling climax through out this alluring brief story.
The intriguing climax in Tell-Tale Heart makes this short story impossible to put down. "With a loud yell, I threw open the lantern, and leaped into the room." This quote from page 628 is, in my opinion, captivating. The killer bursts into the room with only the intention of killing the elderly man in his mind. "Presently I heard a slight groan, and I knew it was the groan of mortal terror." (Poe 628) This tiny portion of the story is astounding. The killer had just made the swift move of dragging the ancient man to the floor and flipping the massive bed over him. "But for many minutes, the heart beat on with a muffled sound." (Poe 628) This excerpt from Edgar's corrupt blunt story depicts what you would hear if you were in the story standing beside the crazed murderer. It is also, in my opinion, chilling; the killer hears the faint sound of the old man's heart beating on after being topped by the heavy weight of a mattress. As you can infer, Edgar has a unique writing style that makes for an unbelievably riveting story, that includes an interesting climax.
"The disease had sharpened my senses --not destroyed --not dulled them." (Poe 625). It is obvious from this quote that Edgar Allan Poe was an amazing author. He wrote dark and suspenseful short stories and poems. His Tell-Tale Heart displayed extremely descriptive imagery, a shocking surprise ending, and an intriguing climax. This story was about a crazed man with a devious plan. His friend, who was an old man, had a strange eye. Poe described it as, "the eye of a vulture --a pale blue eye, with a film over it."(Poe 625) The main character had a disease most understood to be schizophrenia and was driven insane by the so-called, "vulture eye." The main character said, "whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees --very gradually --I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye forever," (Poe 625) which he did do. Finally, when the police came, the main character was highly bothered by his own guilt to the point where he had to say,"I admit the deed! --tear up the planks! here, here! --It is the beating of his hideous heart!"(Poe 630)
The illustrative imagery in Tell-Tale Heart gives the reader a sense of actually being in the shady scenes. "His room was as black as pitch with the thick darkness, (for the shutters were close fastened, through fear of robbers,) and so I knew that he could not see the opening of the door, and I kept pushing it on steadily, steadily." This quote, on page 626, from Tell-Tale Heart is ironic. The old man locked up his entire house for fear that something on the outside may have killed him, but in reality it was really something from the inside that killed him. Though, this quote does show some imagery; it's almost as if you were there in the room with the main character. "He had the eye of a vulture --a pale blue eye, with a film over it." (Poe 625) This excerpt describes the old man. It paints a picture using metaphors in your head; you can just see the old man. "Yes he was stone, stone dead." This quote, on page 628, allows you to peer in to the mysterious view of the killer. Imagery is obviously present in this tidbit of the story. As you can tell Edgar Allan Poe demonstrates a vast usage of distinctive imagery. This incredible author also combines a flabbergasting surprise ending in the twisting story.
The scandalous surprise ending in Tell-Tale Heart leaves the reader with their mouth open, their eyes wide, and their mind wanting more to the story. "Villains!" I shrieked,"dissemble no more!" This quote from page 626 is unbelievable. The killer was driven insane by his craziness, forcing an unnecessary outburst to the police who were questioning him. "I admit the deed! - tear up the planks- here here!" This quote from page 626 leaves readers astonished. The delirious man confessed to killing the old man, because of his mental illness. "-it is the beating of his hideous heart!" (Poe 630) This quote is the last quote of the story. The killer tells the police that he still hears the old man's heart beating, even though he is dead, because of his wacky, mental disease. Edgar also exhibits a compelling climax through out this alluring brief story.
The intriguing climax in Tell-Tale Heart makes this short story impossible to put down. "With a loud yell, I threw open the lantern, and leaped into the room." This quote from page 628 is, in my opinion, captivating. The killer bursts into the room with only the intention of killing the elderly man in his mind. "Presently I heard a slight groan, and I knew it was the groan of mortal terror." (Poe 628) This tiny portion of the story is astounding. The killer had just made the swift move of dragging the ancient man to the floor and flipping the massive bed over him. "But for many minutes, the heart beat on with a muffled sound." (Poe 628) This excerpt from Edgar's corrupt blunt story depicts what you would hear if you were in the story standing beside the crazed murderer. It is also, in my opinion, chilling; the killer hears the faint sound of the old man's heart beating on after being topped by the heavy weight of a mattress. As you can infer, Edgar has a unique writing style that makes for an unbelievably riveting story, that includes an interesting climax.
From all of the excerpts, in Tell-Tale Heart, that I have used, it is easy to see that Edgar Allan Poe was a dazzling author. His short poems and tales were mystifying and full of heart-pounding suspense. His Tell-Tale Heart exposed extremely descriptive imagery, a shocking surprise ending, and an intriguing climax. The short story is about a mentally disturbed man who was bothered by his friend's, who was an old man, eye. So the main character decided to kill the old man to rid himself of the eye forever. Finally when the cops came, to the house, the main character confessed to his mischefious crime.
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ReplyDeleteI still think scandalous wasn't the word you were looking for....
ReplyDeletewell CaSeY you would be wrong, I think it's exactly the word I was looking for, and it makes my essay better! :P
ReplyDeletein the first paragraph, line 3, his Tell-Tale Heart what?? was it a story, was he describing his own heart...
ReplyDeleteparagraph 2, I can't exactly imagine the old man just because of the quote that says a pale blue eye with a film over it...
Make sure that all the words are in the same color font. otherwise, your essay is fantastic, you did great, and you are definitely ready to turn it in tomorrow.
heee thx casey<3!!:)
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ReplyDeletethat's all you needed right? could you edit mine also please?
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