Edgar Allan Poe Tell Tale Heart test

Mad

mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.

Harken

to listen to; hear

foresight

knowledge or insight gained by or as by looking forward

cunningly

in a way that shows ingenuity or shrewdness

vexed

irritated; annoyed

sagacity

acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgement

scarcely

barely ;hardly ;not quite

stifled

suppressed repressed, or inhibited

bosom

boobs

suppositon

an hypothesis; an assumption

vain

senseless foolish

stealthily

in a way that is secret and quietly careful

veil

something that covers separates, screens, or conceals

enveloped

to be wrapped up n or hidden by

seized

taken hold, possession, or control of, as by force or legal authority

gaily

with merriment; merrily; joyfully; cheerfully

corpse

a dead body, usually of a human body

pulsation 

a beat or throb

dismembered

to have divided into parts; cut to pieces; mutilated

scantling 

small upright pieces of lumber in the frames of building

suavity

courteous actions or manners; smoothly agreeable quality

audacity

particularly bold or daring acts or statements

reposed

the act of resting or being at rest

vehemently

in a strongly emotional or zealous manner

trifles

articles or things of very little value

gesticulations

animated or excited gestures

derision

ridicule; mockery

hypocritical 

pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, ect., that one does not actually possess

villains

persons or things considered to be the cause of something bad

dissemble

to let pass unnoticed; ignored

exposition

the beginning of a story, where you learn the background and who the characters are

rising action

where the problem in the story is introduced

climax

the highest point of action or the turning point of a story

falling action

things start to calm down and the story moves towards the end

resolution

the ending of a story where problems get solved, everything makes sense and you understand the lesson or meaning

pint of view

perspective from which the story the story is told

first person

narrator is part of the story

second person

the reader is apart of the story

third person

characters in the story that aren’t the reader or the narrator

omniscient

the narrator knows the exact thoughts and feelings of all characters

limited

narrator knows thoughts and feelings of just one character

protagonist

main character

antagonist

character or force that is against the protagonist

direct characterization

author directly tells how the characters are like

indirect characterization

author reveals personality through speech thoughts effect on others actions or looks

conflict internal

person/self

external

person vs person person vs nature person vs society person vs fate/supernatural person vs technology

setting

time and place which the story takes place

mood

the atmosphere of the story, the feelings that is evoked

tone

authors attitude towards subject matter

foreshadowing

when author gives details or hints about upcoming events

flashback

interruption in the plot to describe action of past

theme

the main idea or message of the story. The statement the author is trying to make.