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Edgar Allen Poe
Honors English 8
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English
Not Applicable
11/22/2015

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Melancholy
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sad and depressed; gloomy
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Chamber
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a room in a house, especially a bedroom
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Beguile
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to mislead or deceive
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Surcease
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to stop; end
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Obeisance
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a gesture of respect or reverence
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Crevice
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a narrow opening
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Ominous
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serving as an evil omen; threatening
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Dirge
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slow, sad song or poem expressing grief for the dead
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Entreat
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to ask earnestly; beg
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Profound
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seeing beyond what is obvious; intensely smart
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Acute
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overly sensitive; sharp
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Conceive
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made;thought up
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Dissimulation
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the hiding of one's feelings or intentions
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Sagacity
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high intelligence
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The Narrator strongly wants readers to believe
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he is not insane
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The Narrator despises ? about the old man
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his eyes
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How did the police know to come to the Old Man's house?
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the neighbors heard disturbing noises next door and reported it
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the Narrator felt ? when the police first arrived
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confident
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Edgar Allen Poe died at what age?
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40
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Theme of "Tell Tale Heart"
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Guilt
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Examples of Guilt in "Tell Tale Heart"
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1."I loved the Old Man!" "I think it was the eye"
2."The hellish tattoo of the heart increased. It grew quicker and quicker and louder and louder every instant."
3. "Villains" I admit the deed!"
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