Evan Mora
10/27/10
Response to Literature
“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.” (McDougal Littell 633) This quote directly describes how Edgar Allan Poe felt when he wrote all of his extraordinary poems and short stories. The way his stories set the mood and tone give you a sense of how he felt. In his story, Tell-Tale Heart, he shows his feeling about and old man who has a lazy eye, which drives him insane. He eventually decides to take the life of the old man only because of his eye. In the story, he quotes, “His eye would trouble me no more.” (Poe 629) Tell-Tale Heart, by Edgar Allan Poe, demonstrates marvelous imagery, quite extraordinary uses of language maneuvers, and stupendous suspense.
The marvelous imagery in Tell-Tale Heart, gives the reader a sense of presence in the plot. “A pale blue eye with a film over it.” Is just one of the many uses of imagery that Poe uses in Tell-Tale Heart. I can very easily imagine this in my head when I read this story. Poe has a very strong feeling toward this eye, and he wanted all of the readers to know what he saw and what drove him mad. Although this quote using imagery only describes an eye, this next one gives you a sense of even being there. “His room was black as pitch with thick darkness.” (Poe 626) This quote from the story could have painted a mental picture of what is happening during the plot in your head. This quote paints a vivid mental picture of the plot and what is occurring in your head.
His use of quite extraordinary language maneuvers gives you a better understanding of the interesting plot. "I made up my mind to take the life of the old man." (Poe 626) This quote gives you a butterfly in your stomach because you can tell that something interesting is going to happen. When you hear that statement, what do you think about? Does it give you the chills? It should. "True-nervous- very, very nervous I had been and am! but why will you say that I am mad?" (Poe 635) This gives you a sense of how Poe felt while he wrote this short story. The
your vocabulary was great but Poe didn't write novels he wrote poems and short stories.
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ReplyDeleteyou used a lot of good describing words, but please make the font a little bigger.
ReplyDeletethis is realllllly good!! nd it has rlly good vocab
ReplyDeletei liked all the quotes, and how you took one directly from the lit. book, but i thought the old man was just blind in that eye. i didn't think it was lazy.
ReplyDeletevery good describing words but make the font a little bigger. You're making me squint.
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