In the story Telltale Heart Edgar Allan Poe used many literary devices to give a dark tone to the story.
Edgar Allan Poe used time of day to place a dark tone to the story. He stated on page 538 paragraph one that every night at midnight he opens the door a little bit more each night. He also uses setting to give false sense of security for the victim. On page 538 paragraph 2 he states that every morning he spoke to the old man,he spoke courteously and even called him by name in a hearty tone. He also keeps count of each day that passes before he finally kills the old man. He counted eight days and on the eighth night he was more than cautious opening the door at midnight, this was written on page 538 paragraph 3. The author also uses time to represent how long he had to wait inside the room at midnight. On the book it states on page 539 paragraph 4 that for a whole hour he did not move a muscle and in the meantime I did not hear him lie down.
Edgar Allan Poe used many literary devices to create the tone of this story and one of the most important is mood and atmosphere. He used color to influence the mood, he stated on page 540 paragraph 1, because death was approaching him, had stalked with a black shadow before him. He also uses atmosphere on page 538 paragraph 2 to give a sense of sanity in the story before the night comes and his awful deed commences. The book states that every morning he went to his chamber and spoke courteously and asked how he spent the night, so he would have been very profound. Also on page 540 paragraph 2 he uses color to give an example of how dark the room was giving a tone …show more content…
These literary devices are used for many different reasons but Edgar Allan Poe manipulated them to make the story more suspenseful longer and darker. He used time of day, mood and atmosphere and time lapse to give the dark twist you usually do not see in
Edgar Allan Poe used time of day to place a dark tone to the story. He stated on page 538 paragraph one that every night at midnight he opens the door a little bit more each night. He also uses setting to give false sense of security for the victim. On page 538 paragraph 2 he states that every morning he spoke to the old man,he spoke courteously and even called him by name in a hearty tone. He also keeps count of each day that passes before he finally kills the old man. He counted eight days and on the eighth night he was more than cautious opening the door at midnight, this was written on page 538 paragraph 3. The author also uses time to represent how long he had to wait inside the room at midnight. On the book it states on page 539 paragraph 4 that for a whole hour he did not move a muscle and in the meantime I did not hear him lie down.
Edgar Allan Poe used many literary devices to create the tone of this story and one of the most important is mood and atmosphere. He used color to influence the mood, he stated on page 540 paragraph 1, because death was approaching him, had stalked with a black shadow before him. He also uses atmosphere on page 538 paragraph 2 to give a sense of sanity in the story before the night comes and his awful deed commences. The book states that every morning he went to his chamber and spoke courteously and asked how he spent the night, so he would have been very profound. Also on page 540 paragraph 2 he uses color to give an example of how dark the room was giving a tone …show more content…
These literary devices are used for many different reasons but Edgar Allan Poe manipulated them to make the story more suspenseful longer and darker. He used time of day, mood and atmosphere and time lapse to give the dark twist you usually do not see in