Question
Use the statement about Edgar Allen Poe’s short story “The Tell-Tale Heart” to answer the question.
After murdering the old man and hiding the body, the narrator invites the police to look around the house. He leads them up the stairs into the old man’s room, where he has hidden the body.
Which literary device does this represent?
(1 point)
Responses
theme
theme
suspense
suspense
humor
humor
flashback
After murdering the old man and hiding the body, the narrator invites the police to look around the house. He leads them up the stairs into the old man’s room, where he has hidden the body.
Which literary device does this represent?
(1 point)
Responses
theme
theme
suspense
suspense
humor
humor
flashback
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is **suspense**. This scene creates tension as the reader wonders whether the narrator will be discovered and how the situation will unfold, which is a key component of suspense.