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p-d
p-d
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High School - 10th Grade

How does the setting in both "The Black Cat" and "The Tell-Tale Heart" create suspense? (gothic imagery)

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Posted by p-d on Saturday December 13, 2008 at 4:51 AM and tagged with compared to the telltale heart, gothic imagery, setting, suspense, the black cat.

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  1. swinter44
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    Middle School

    Look at the positive or negative words Poe uses to set the mood of these stories. He uses very dark imagery and repetition to set up the horror and fear. 

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    Posted by swinter44 on Saturday December 13, 2008 at 6:47 AM