Question

How does Poe structure the opening paragraph in "The Tell-Tale Heart" to create tension? A:Poe opens with an unknown narrator calmly but defensively explaining that the story he is about to tell is not the work of a madman. B: Poe uses the point of view of a diseased man accused of being mad to build empathy because he hears things that no mortal man understands. C: Poe establishes how the narrator is able to hear so much more clearly now that he understands his disease. D: Poe introduces a madman trying to convince himself of his own sanity by claiming that the story he is about to tell himself is really what happened. ​

Answer 1

D

Explanation:Edgar Allan Poe first establishes suspense by lexical choice . ... Edgar Allan Poe sustains suspense through the use of sentence structure. The repetition seen here mimics the protagonists movements as the reader visualises a dark terrifying scene. The hyphens makes the reader read faster, increasing the tension.