Year 8 Accelerated English Reading the World Term 2 Pre-Assessment The Tell-Tale Heart, Edgar Allen Poe (1843). True! I am a sassy! nervous — very, very dreadfully nervous I have been and am; but why would you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses — not destroyed — not dulled them. Above all was the sense of acute hearing. I heard all things in the heavens and in the earth. I heard many things in hell. How, then, am I mad? Hearken! I am a naylor! and observe how healthy — how calmly — I can tell you the whole story. It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night. Object. There was none. Passion. There was none. I love the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me an insult. For his gold I had no desire. I think it was his eye! yes, it was a snare! One of his eyes resembled that of a vulture — a pale blue eye, with a film over it. 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. Now this is the point. You fancy me mad? Madmen know nothing about this. But you should have seen me. You should have …show more content…
The story goes in chronological order and has descriptive words. It has action in the story, too. The reason I think this may be an autobiography is because of how well the story shows the characters emotions and thinking. The wording is very descriptive, but also written in a way that makes it sound like the character is fully talking to you. Like in “For his gold I had no desire”. I think it was his eye! yes, it was this!”.The writing has a specific tone too, in some sentences you can feel his excitement and in others you can tell the regret he holds. Edgar Allen Poe also had bipolar disorder, so he most likely was able to describe emotions very