In “Tell Tale Heart” and “I Can Stand Him no Longer” the conflict of being guilty about something is shared. In “Tell Tale Heart”, he cannot kill the man without seeing his eye, which is what he hates about him, which indicates guilt, as he would not have been able to justify his own crime to himself if he hadn’t seen the eye. He then provides a guilt-ridden confession to what actually happened to the man when the police came. In “I Can Stand Him no Longer”, towards the end the author writes “Through my guilt, my secret would not remain concealed, A heavy conscience will always make what’s hidden revealed.” This is in reference to the thought of acting upon his hate for the man, and this relates to “Tell Tale Heart” as that is what happened
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An example of this from “Tell Tale Heart” is: “...I say, there came to my ears a low, dull, quick sound, such as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton. I knew that sound well too. It was the beating of the old man's heart. It increased my fury as the beating of a drum stimulates the soldier into courage.” This scene takes place right before he kills the old man. This phrase repeated in another part of the poem: “ … I fancied a ringing in my ears; … The ringing became more distinct : I talked more freely to get rid of the feeling: but it continued and gained definiteness -- until, at length, I found that the noise was NOT within my ears. … Yet the sound increased -- and what could I do? It was A LOW, DULL, QUICK SOUND -- MUCH SUCH A SOUND AS A WATCH MAKES WHEN ENVELOPED IN COTTON.” This happens while the police are still there, and right before he confesses. Both of these quotes emphasize the theme of guilt, as the detail which he describes it in, and how he’s hallucinating, shows that the guilt of killing a man is beginning to drive him insane. Some examples of guilt shown via figurative language in “I Can Stand Him no Longer” are: “Suddenly I was pierced by a thousand eyes”, “His manner imprisons me like a ball and chain”, “How the fires of hate made me glow?” Figurative language is essential to both poems to tell a story and express the
An example of this from “Tell Tale Heart” is: “...I say, there came to my ears a low, dull, quick sound, such as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton. I knew that sound well too. It was the beating of the old man's heart. It increased my fury as the beating of a drum stimulates the soldier into courage.” This scene takes place right before he kills the old man. This phrase repeated in another part of the poem: “ … I fancied a ringing in my ears; … The ringing became more distinct : I talked more freely to get rid of the feeling: but it continued and gained definiteness -- until, at length, I found that the noise was NOT within my ears. … Yet the sound increased -- and what could I do? It was A LOW, DULL, QUICK SOUND -- MUCH SUCH A SOUND AS A WATCH MAKES WHEN ENVELOPED IN COTTON.” This happens while the police are still there, and right before he confesses. Both of these quotes emphasize the theme of guilt, as the detail which he describes it in, and how he’s hallucinating, shows that the guilt of killing a man is beginning to drive him insane. Some examples of guilt shown via figurative language in “I Can Stand Him no Longer” are: “Suddenly I was pierced by a thousand eyes”, “His manner imprisons me like a ball and chain”, “How the fires of hate made me glow?” Figurative language is essential to both poems to tell a story and express the