This quote proves the narrator is unreliable because in paragraph 17 of the tell tale heart it says¨I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him¨
Figurative Language
The quote above is an example of a Simile Because in paragraph 42 it says ¨His room was as black as pitch with the thick darkness¨
This quote proves the author´s tone is suspenseful because In paragraph 3 and 4 it says ¨I heard all things in the Heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell¨
Tone
Repetition
A phrase that repeated is ¨the old man was stone dead This creates suspense because he placed his hand on the old man´s heart there was no pulsation he was stone dead¨
Symbolism
The beating of the heart symbolizes the narrator because ¨he felt guilty of killing the old man¨
Imagery
An example of imagery is the old man´s heartbeat This contributes to suspense because when the narrator crept in the door his heart was beating like a drum