By: Franzielle OcampoB2

2/24/14

Edgar Allan Poe: Short Stories/ Word Choices

“The Raven”“The Fall of the House of Usher”

“The Tell-Tale Heart”

Know For

MurderRevengeTorture

The plagueInsanity

Short Stories

dissimulation: Hiding under false appearance

sagacity: keen perception of sensesgesticulation: motion of body in

speakinghypocritical: Being a hypocritesuavity: often superficially

sophisticated

“The Tell Tale Heart”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=envukur1q3I

The Tell-Tale Heart 3:00

Cites:•Giordano, Robert. "Welcome to PoeStories.com." Poestories. Design215 Inc., n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2014.•"The Tell Tale Heart - Google Search." The Tell Tale Heart - Google Search. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2014.