PROMPT: Analyze how the author’s techniques create a menacing tone. This means, how do the literary devices that Poe uses in “The Tell–Tale Heart” create a sense of menace? Use the questions we answered together in “The Tell–Tale Heart” document to
help you choose details from the text to explain your answer.
You must choose from the following writing techniques:
Diction (Word choice)–nouns, verbs, phrases
Imagery
Point–of–view (first person)
Figurative language
Repetition of words and phrases