any conscious choice the writer makes - this could be using a simile or choosing a specific word

using as few words as possible to express as much meaning as possible

A written analysis of 'The Tell-Tale Heart'

English

In 'A Monster Within', pupils explore extracts from Gothic fiction. In 'Gothic Poetry', pupils apply this learning to the poetry of Edgar Allan Poe.

In 'The Twisted Tree', pupils are introduced to the Gothic genre. In 'A Monster Within', pupils explore Gothic motifs in a range of more challenging texts.

A monster within: reading and writing Gothic fiction

Depiction or discussion of serious mental health issues including eating disorders, self-harm, suicide or attempted suicide, or the aftermath of such an event.

Depiction or discussion of mental health issues

Which question word forces you to think about the writer's use of methods?

Which piece of punctuation does Poe use to show the narrator's escalating delusions in 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?

it uses as many words as possible to express as little meaning as possible

it uses as few words as possible to express as little meaning as possible

it uses as few words as possible to express as much meaning as possible

it uses as many words as possible to express as much meaning as possible

If an essay is concise, what does this mean?

The writer's {{ }} is any decision that the writer makes consciously. 

The narrator tells us: "I felt that I must scream"....

The narrator "felt" that "I must scream"....

The narrator said he "felt" that "I must scream"...

The narrator "felt that [he] must scream"...

The narrator "felt" that he "must scream"....

Which of the following are examples of embedded quotations?

“Gasped” here shows the narrator’s sheer panic and loss of control.

"Gasped" shows that the feels suffocated by his delusions.

"Gasped" shows that the narrator is appalled by the police officers.

"Gasped" shows how excited the narrator is for his crimes to be discovered.

What is the effect of this quotation from 'The Tell-Tale Heart': "I gasped for breath—and yet the officers heard it not"?

What narrative perspective is 'The Tell-Tale Heart' written from? 

What language method is used in the following quotation from 'The Tell-Tale Heart': "it is the beating of his hideous heart"?

Complete the quotation from 'The Tell-Tale Heart': "True!—nervous—very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am ...?"

Which of the following is not an example of the writer's method?

Complete the quotation from 'The Tell-Tale Heart': "To think that there I was, opening the door, little by little, and he not even to dream of my secret deeds or thoughts. I fairly {{ }} at the idea".

Match the key vocabulary up to its definition.

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of serious crime

Depiction or discussion of mental health issues

Adult supervision required

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