"The nosie steadily increased...I had been sitting, and grated it upon th boards but hte nosie...grew lounder-lounder"
Figurative Language
"I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him"
Tone
"No more! I admit the deed!-tear up the planks!-"
This quote proves the narrator is unreliable because The narrator is claiming he can hear the old man's heart with he put it in the floorboards.
Repetiton
"It was open- eide, wide open-and I grew furious as i gazed upon it."
"He stalks the old man for 7/8 days." Things quote above is an example of a metaphor because It shows that he stalks him for 7/8 days and examples what he does during those 7/8 days
Symbolism
This quote proves the author's tone is suseneful because. Says it was him who killed the old man and. The Narrator pulled up the floorboards for the policemen.
Imagery
This repeated phrase creates suspense because The narrator is always talking about the old man's eyes which creates suspense.
The coming back and forth to the old man's room and stalking him symbolizes that maybe the narrator is thinking about what he's about to do and is saying in his head not to do it.
"Everynight , about mindnight,I turned the latch of his door and opened it"
An example of imagery is the narrator watching the old man sleep. This contributes to suspense because the narrator could be thinking of ways to kill the old man or making the old man wait to kill him more.