"The Tell-Tale Heart"

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Across
  1. 2. The organ whose sound is imagined by the narrator, leading to his downfall.
  2. 4. “I knew what the old man felt, and pitied him, although I _______ at heart.”
  3. 6. This marks the climax of the story when the narrator can no longer bear the imagined sound.
  4. 8. What the narrator uses to conceal the old man's body, symbolizing his attempt to hide his deeds.
  5. 10. This body part of the old man frightens the narrator immensely.
  6. 11. "You fancy me ___, but madmen know nothing." This quotation underscores the narrator's denial of his madness.
  7. 13. The sound that drives the narrator to confess, symbolizing his guilt and paranoia.
  8. 15. The state of the room where the murder occurs, emphasizing darkness and secrecy.
  9. 16. The device used extensively by Poe to build suspense through the narrator’s actions and mental state.
  10. 18. The narrator claims this is not dulled, but rather sharpened by his disease.
  11. 20. How the narrator describes his entry into the old man’s room each night, emphasizing stealth.
  12. 21. “There entered three men, who introduced themselves, with perfect suavity, as ________ of the police.”
  13. 22. The feeling of the old man, sensed by the narrator, which ultimately leads to the murder.
Down
  1. 1. The action of the narrator each night as he checks on the old man, driven by his obsession.
  2. 3. A repeated action the narrator does each morning, falsely portraying innocence.
  3. 4. The method used by the narrator to ensure no light escapes his lantern.
  4. 5. The condition of the room enhancing the old man’s vulnerability and the narrator’s boldness.
  5. 7. The time of day when the narrator executes his plan.
  6. 9. The feeling that seized the narrator as he realized the murder's potential discovery.
  7. 10. “...but I found the eye always closed; and so it was impossible to do the work; for it was not the old man who vexed me, but his _______.
  8. 12. What the old man's eye is compared to, emphasizing the narrator's fear.
  9. 14. What the police do, ironically on top of the hidden body, showing the narrator's false confidence.
  10. 17. The device used when Poe lets the heart’s beating reveal the body's location.
  11. 19. The feature that made the old man's eye particularly horrifying to the narrator.