Tell Tale Heart Crossword Puzzle

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Tell Tale Heart Crossword

“The Tell-Tale Heart” is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, published in 1843. It is a classic example of Gothic literature and psychological horror. The story is narrated by an unnamed protagonist who insists on their sanity while describing their obsession with an old man’s vulture-like eye and their eventual decision to murder him.

The narrator’s obsession with the eye leads them to plan and execute the murder while attempting to convince the reader of their sanity. After killing the old man, the narrator dismembers the body and hides it beneath the floorboards. However, as the story unfolds, the narrator becomes increasingly agitated and paranoid, believing they can hear the old man’s heart beating from beneath the floor.

The story’s tension escalates as the narrator’s guilt and paranoia intensify, ultimately leading to their confession of the murder due to the overwhelming sound of the supposed beating heart, which is likely a manifestation of their guilty conscience. The story ends with the narrator revealing their crime to the authorities, believing they can still hear the heart’s relentless thumping.

In “The Tell-Tale Heart,” Edgar Allan Poe explores themes of guilt, paranoia, and the deteriorating mental state of the narrator, making it a classic tale of psychological horror and the consequences of a disturbed mind.

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The unreliable and mentally unstable protagonist who insists on his sanity while confessing to murder.

 

Tell Tale Heart Crossword Puzzle covers key vocabulary, key literary devices, as well as key plot words. Teachers, parents, and students can print and make copies.

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heart     eye     guilt     Police     watch     madness      lantern     Old Man     floorboards     scream     midnight     Evil Eye      bedroom     Narrator     fear     shadows     time     sanity     confession     obsession     knife     isolation     horror     truth

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  •  4  The feeling of being cut off from others, experienced by both the narrator and the old man. (9)

  •  6  The narrator insists he is not suffering from this, though his actions suggest otherwise. (7)

  •  7  What the narrator ultimately makes to the police at the end. (10)

  •  9  These add to the eerie atmosphere of the story. (7)

  • 12 The narrator attempts to prove that he possesses this. (6)

  • 13 Despite the narrator’s efforts, this comes out in the end. (5)

  • 14 The victim of the narrator’s obsession. (3,3)

  • 15 The sound of this drives the narrator mad. (5)

  • 21 These people arrive at the narrator’s house to investigate a noise. (6)

  • 22 This object is used by the narrator to spy on the old man at night. (7)

  • 23 A loud noise heard by a neighbor, prompting a visit from the police. (6)

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  •  1  The weapon the narrator uses to kill the old man. (5)

  •  2  The time when the narrator creeps into the old man's room. (8)

  •  3  The emotion that grips the old man when he senses someone in his room. (4)

  •  5  The narrator's intense fixation on the old man's eye is an example of this. (9)

  •  8  The character who tells the story. (8)

  • 10 The narrator compares the heartbeat to this ticking object. (5)

  • 11 Where the narrator hides the body under after the murder. (11)

  • 16 The narrator’s name for the old man’s eye. (4,3)

  • 17 The narrator constantly mentions this concept, emphasizing its slow passage. (4)

  • 18 The setting of the murder in the story. (7)

  • 19 A common theme in Poe’s works, including this story. (6)

  • 20 This emotion overwhelms the narrator at the end of the story. (5)

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