Question
Match each line from the story with the idea it best supports.
The Tell-Tale Heart.
Prompt 1<em>Passion there was none. I loved the old man. He had never wronged me.</em> (paragraph 2)
Answer for prompt 1 <em>Passion there was none. I loved the old man. He had never wronged me.</em> (paragraph 2)
Prompt 2<em>. . . I found the eye always closed; and so it was impossible to do the work. . . .</em> (paragraph 4)
Answer for prompt 2 <em>. . . I found the eye always closed; and so it was impossible to do the work. . . .</em> (paragraph 4)
Prompt 3<em>. . . I talked more freely to get rid of the feeling: but it continued and gained definitiveness—until at length, I found that the noise was</em> not <em>within my ears.</em>
Answer for prompt 3 <em>. . . I talked more freely to get rid of the feeling: but it continued and gained definitiveness—until at length, I found that the noise was</em> not <em>within my ears.</em>
Prompt 4<em>I paced the floor to and fro with heavy strides, as if excited to fury by the observation of men—but the noise steadily increased.</em> (paragraph 18)
Answer for prompt 4 <em>I paced the floor to and fro with heavy strides, as if excited to fury by the observation of men—but the noise steadily increased.</em> (paragraph 18)
The answers are The narrator cannot escape his guilty conscience and The murder does not have a traditional motive.
The Tell-Tale Heart.
Prompt 1<em>Passion there was none. I loved the old man. He had never wronged me.</em> (paragraph 2)
Answer for prompt 1 <em>Passion there was none. I loved the old man. He had never wronged me.</em> (paragraph 2)
Prompt 2<em>. . . I found the eye always closed; and so it was impossible to do the work. . . .</em> (paragraph 4)
Answer for prompt 2 <em>. . . I found the eye always closed; and so it was impossible to do the work. . . .</em> (paragraph 4)
Prompt 3<em>. . . I talked more freely to get rid of the feeling: but it continued and gained definitiveness—until at length, I found that the noise was</em> not <em>within my ears.</em>
Answer for prompt 3 <em>. . . I talked more freely to get rid of the feeling: but it continued and gained definitiveness—until at length, I found that the noise was</em> not <em>within my ears.</em>
Prompt 4<em>I paced the floor to and fro with heavy strides, as if excited to fury by the observation of men—but the noise steadily increased.</em> (paragraph 18)
Answer for prompt 4 <em>I paced the floor to and fro with heavy strides, as if excited to fury by the observation of men—but the noise steadily increased.</em> (paragraph 18)
The answers are The narrator cannot escape his guilty conscience and The murder does not have a traditional motive.
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Sure! Here’s how each line aligns with the supporting ideas:
1. **Prompt 1**: *"Passion there was none. I loved the old man. He had never wronged me."*
**Answer**: The murder does not have a traditional motive.
2. **Prompt 2**: *"... I found the eye always closed; and so it was impossible to do the work..."*
**Answer**: The murder does not have a traditional motive.
3. **Prompt 3**: *"... I talked more freely to get rid of the feeling: but it continued and gained definitiveness—until at length, I found that the noise was not within my ears."*
**Answer**: The narrator cannot escape his guilty conscience.
4. **Prompt 4**: *"I paced the floor to and fro with heavy strides, as if excited to fury by the observation of men—but the noise steadily increased."*
**Answer**: The narrator cannot escape his guilty conscience.
This matches the narrative elements with the supporting ideas effectively.
1. **Prompt 1**: *"Passion there was none. I loved the old man. He had never wronged me."*
**Answer**: The murder does not have a traditional motive.
2. **Prompt 2**: *"... I found the eye always closed; and so it was impossible to do the work..."*
**Answer**: The murder does not have a traditional motive.
3. **Prompt 3**: *"... I talked more freely to get rid of the feeling: but it continued and gained definitiveness—until at length, I found that the noise was not within my ears."*
**Answer**: The narrator cannot escape his guilty conscience.
4. **Prompt 4**: *"I paced the floor to and fro with heavy strides, as if excited to fury by the observation of men—but the noise steadily increased."*
**Answer**: The narrator cannot escape his guilty conscience.
This matches the narrative elements with the supporting ideas effectively.
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