![]() ![]() The sentences are choppy, the frequent repetition and self-interruption indicative of the narrator’s unhinged mental condition. Poe’s narrator describes the steps he took to murder a helpless old man, driven only by his hatred of the old man’s eye. The tale begins in the middle of the narrative as Poe’s unnamed narrator begins explaining himself to an undisclosed audience, creating a conspiratorial, confessional tone that pulls readers in. The unity of these elements creates an emotional response in readers that is further elicited through tone, word choice, conflict, etc. ![]() First published in 1843 in The Pioneer, “The Tell-Tale Heart” features many of the signature elements of an Edgar Allan Poe short story: a dark gothic setting, an unhinged narrator, and a tense plot. ![]()
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