Tell-Tale Heart Reading Response

Tell-Tale Heart Reading Response

The Tell-Tale Heart is a heart-pounding story written by Edgar Allan Poe. He is amazing with his imagery, as this quote shows,"His eye, all a dull blue, with a hideous veil over it that chilled the very marrow in my bones...". He is able to twist words and create a different feeling, apart from other authors.
The Tell-Tale Heart is a suspenseful short story about a killer who decides to kill an old man. "I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult.". The killer didn't have a problem with the old man, just his eye, as another quote shows, "For it was not the old man who vexed me, but his Evil Eye.". Poe has an extraordinary ability to place fear in someone. The killer waits in the Old Man's closet, waiting for a perfect moment to strike, creating a thrilling feel in the reader. It also creates a frightening mood.
The time it takes for the killer to attack, creates the feeling of suspense. The longer it takes, the more the old man becomes frightened. The killer didn't have a problem with the old man, just his eye, as another quote shows, "For it was not the old man who vexed me, but his Evil Eye.".
Poe's imagery is another great attribute. The ray of light, the blue eye, and the bright gold are all examples of this. " 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." the way he kills the old man, hides his body, and nearly keeps it from the police, shows his genius.
Another great skill of his is similes. "A single dim ray, like that of a spider...". The things he compares, are so far away from each other, yet he is able to bring them together as one. "A watch's minute hand moves faster than did mine.". This is my favorite quote of the whole story. He moves slowly, as not to disturb the old man. When the opportunity arises, he jumps out, no longer slowly, to finish the man.
Edgar Allen Poe is an author who knows how to frighten a reader with a suspenseful mood. The story makes you double-check your surroundings ad thoughts. "Villains!", I shrieked, "dissemble no more! I admit the deed!--tear up the planks! Here, here!-- It is the beating of his hideous heart!' His description is amazing and his use of language maneuvers are too.