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by Edgar Allan Poe
About 54 pages (16,096 words)
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The Tell-Tale Heart Study Guide consists of approx. 54 pages of summaries and analysis on The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe. Browse the literature study guide below:

  Introduction

  Overview

  Author Biography

  About the Author

  Plot Summary

  Chapter Summaries & Analysis

The first story in this collection, The Tell-Tale Heart, really sets the stage for much of what is to come. As with all of the other stories, this tale is told through the first-person narrative. It begins with our narrator, already quite agitated, denying that he is mad. He explains that he is not mad, that he simply suffers from a heightening of his senses. He says that he will calmly tell his story. (read more)
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  Characters

  Objects/Places

  Setting

  Social Concerns

  Social Sensitivity

  Techniques

  Themes

  Style

  Historical Context

  Critical Overview

  Criticism

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      Critical Essay #3
      Critical Essay #4

  Quotes

  Media Adaptations

  Topics for Further Study

  Compare & Contrast

  What Do I Read Next?

  Topics for Discussion

  Ideas for Reports and Papers

  Further Reading

  Sources

  Copyright Information

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