Themes Flashcard and the Tell-Tale Heart

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Who wrote the Tell-Tale Heart?

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Edgar Allan Poe

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Where was the Old man's body hidden?

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Under the floor of the chamber

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What is it about the old man that bothers the narrator?

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His eye

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What kind of emotion does the heartbeat represent?

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Guilt

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Which of the following is NOT a theme in the Tell-Tale Heart? Death, Love and Patience, Madness, Guilt

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Love and Patience

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What is a theme in a story?

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A theme is one of the central ideas or messages in a story.

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Why are literary themes present in every piece of literature?

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They help make the writing meaningful.

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One way to figure out the theme is to...

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Think about what lessons the character has learned